Stardust families blast department over delayed inquests

A bespoke court in the RDS is yet to hear any inquests into the 48 deaths and the contract for the venue is due to expire next month

The legal teams for the survivors and families of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 Valentine's Day fire in the Stardust were informed in October.

No new venue has been found to stage the Stardust inquests, despite the fact that the contract for the current venue is due to expire next month and no hearings have yet taken place.

The legal teams for the survivors and families of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 Valentine's Day fire were informed in October that the contract for the bespoke courtroom in Dublin's RDS would expire in February, as the department had only leased the venue for a year.