Stardust tragedy: It’s not too late for families to get justice

Questions still remain about the cause of the Stardust fire in 1981 in which 48 people lost their lives. Caroline O’Doherty says the families of those who died are still seeking answers

LIKE so many of the witness accounts related to the tribunal of inquiry into the 1981 Stardust fire, the testimony of lounge girl Valerie Rooney did not get individual attention in the final report.

But since examining the mountain of transcripts and investigation files with fresh eyes, relatives of the victims haven’t been able to forget her words.