The 48 young people who died in the Stardust nightclub disaster in Dublin in 1981 were unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.
The devastating blaze at the venue in Artane, north Dublin, broke out in the early hours of 14 February 1981.
Proceedings in the inquest, directed by Ireland’s attorney general, began a year ago, making it the longest inquest in Irish history.
Some relatives of those killed jumped to their feet and clapped at the verdict, while some sat in their seats and cried. Others embraced each other when “unlawful killing” was said by the foreman of the jury at…
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