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Families welcome ‘important day’ as fresh Stardust fire inquest set to begin

National News

Inquest into Stardust nightclub fire in Dublin that killed 48 people set to open

Relatives of the 48 people who died in a fire at a Dublin nightclub 42 years ago have said it is a “massive” and “important” day as the long-awaited fresh inquest is set to begin. The deadly blaze at the Stardust Ballroom in Artane in the north of ...

25 Apr 2023 at 11:44

Mothers of Stardust fire victims tell inquest of their ongoing pain and grief

National News

Mother of Stardust fire victim tells inquest of family’s ‘unimaginable grief’

Mothers of two young people killed in Ireland’s worst fire disaster have described their enduring grief and pain as they addressed a long-awaited inquest. Forty-eight people died in the blaze at the Stardust Ballroom in Dublin in 1981. The fire ...

25 Apr 2023 at 16:12

Northern Ireland

‘Legacy Bill will finally provide answers for many Troubles families’

The Government’s proposed legacy Bill “will finally provide answers” for many victims, survivors and families bereaved during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris has said. As the controversial legislation is set to return to ...

18 Jul 2023 at 09:17

Northern Ireland

New inquest ordered into murder of Thomas Lockard in 1998

A new inquest has been directed by the Northern Ireland Attorney General, Dame Brenda King, into the death of a man who was murdered weeks after the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998. The body of Thomas Lockard was discovered in the ...

21 Sept 2023 at 09:58

Northern Ireland

Victim’s brother challenging legacy bill in bid to get justice

The brother of a man believed to have been shot by the Army on his 19th birthday in 1973 has said he is legally challenging the Government’s controversial legacy bill because he wants justice William Campbell, older brother of Anthony ...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:30

Northern Ireland

Attorney General considering five requests for legacy inquests in Troubles cases

Northern Ireland’s Attorney General is considering five requests to hold inquests into Troubles deaths, just weeks before a legal deadline will halt any further legacy cases. Dame Brenda King, the top legal adviser to the Stormont ...

11 Apr 2024 at 16:35

National News

New inquest ordered into death of woman shot during 1983 Post Office robbery

A new inquest has been ordered into the death of a woman who was killed during a robbery at a Post Office in Co Tyrone in 1983. Bridget Foster, 80, a mother of five, was shot dead by a stray RUC bullet following a shoot-out ...

12 Jan 2024 at 11:00

Relatives of people shot in 1972 Springhill killings speak of loss as new inquest opens

National News

Families speak of their loss as new inquest opens into 1972 Springhill killings

Relative of five people killed in shootings involving the British Army in west Belfast more than 50 years ago have spoken of their loss at the opening of a new inquest. Three teenagers, a parish priest and a father-of-six ...

21 Feb 2023 at 12:13

National News

National: Man who died following Croagh Patrick fall donates body to medical science

A man who died following a fall on Croagh Patrick was commended for his 'selfless act' to offer his body for the advancement of medical science. Pat O'Mahony (78, pictured) of Harbour Hill, Westport and formerly of ...

26 Mar 2024 at 12:28

National News

Stardust inquests jury considers verdicts over deaths of 48 people

The jury in the Stardust inquests has retired to deliberate on a verdict over the deaths of 48 people in a fire in Dublin in 1981. The inquests began in April last year and have heard evidence from 373 people. The ...

28 Mar 2024 at 16:43

National News

Motorcyclist killed in Clare road crash was travelling at high speed before impact

A motorist was travelling at an estimated speed of "at least 155km per hour" moments before he came off his motorbike in a horror crash, a short distance from Bunratty Castle, an inquest has heard. At a sitting ...

27 Feb 2024 at 18:30

National News

Irish premier to issue State apology to families of Stardust victims

The Irish premier is to issue a State apology to the families of the victims of the Stardust fire. Forty-eight people were killed when the blaze ripped through the Dublin nightclub in 1981. After a more than ...

23 Apr 2024 at 12:39

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