More than four years after the final episode in our series, producers Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan unpack today's momentous ruling: new inquests returned a verdict of unlawful killing for all 48 deaths in the Stardust fire. The jury also, crucially, determined where the fire started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 6: They want it to go away, but it won’t
Over the years, it seemed as though the Stardust fire slipped from the public's mind. The families and survivors never gave up, but at times it felt like their campaign was going no where - all that changed in September 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 5: Money won't bring my brother back
The State promised a swift response in the wake of the Stardust fire. Within weeks, a tribunal was set up to investigate. However between the tribunal's findings and the 'take it or leave it' offer of compensation, this was just the beginning, rather than the end, of a battle for the families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 4: There's been a phone call from Dublin
By the time dawn broke on Valentine's Day 1981, the fire at the Stardust disco had been brought under control. For families and friends of people who had been at the disco, however, things were chaotic. It was hard to find what hospitals victims were at, how badly they were hurt, whether they were alive or dead. The massive scale of the disaster was becoming clear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 3: And then everything went black
Most people didn't even notice the fire at first. They kept dancing. But soon, smoke began to engulf the ballroom, and panic spread. The first thought on most people's minds were: 'Where are my friends, and how are we going to get out of here?'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stardust is a six-part series from The Journal that delves into one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Irish State. At a Valentine's disco in 1981, 48 young people died and more than 200 people were injured after a fire in Dublin's Stardust nightclub. With the families left still fighting for justice almost four decades on, we ask how did Ireland get it so wrong the first time around?Stardust is presented by Sean Murray, produced by Nicky Ryan with executive producer Christine Bohan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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