Irish Examiner view: Stardust verdict should never have taken this long

It is hardly a surprise that the families responded emotionally to the announcement of the verdict, or that they have called for a State apology. No family should have to wait more than 40 years for closure

A woman prays at the site of the Stardust disaster in Artane yesterday. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Yesterday the verdict came in at last. The inquests into the Stardust tragedy began almost exactly one year ago, but in truth questions about that night have been asked for over four decades.

However, the inquest jury gave Dublin City Coroner Myra Cullinane an emphatic answer yesterday. It had reached the same verdict in the deaths of each individual — unlawful killing.