Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

€2 a Month €5 a Month One-off amount

stardust

This month
March 2025
isle of man fire
Irish legal team for Stardust campaign turn attention to one of Britain's worst fire disasters
4 Mar
10.3k
Last year
2024
space to create
Former Stardust site now host to Artane art studios as part of refurbishment programme
8 Dec 2024
7.0k
4
list of winners
The Journal authors win prize at Irish Book Awards for The Last Disco
27 Nov 2024
11.2k
12
Justice for Stardust 48
Stardust group acknowledges 'real pain' caused by Antoinette Keegan's National Party candidacy
8 Nov 2024
25.9k
General Election
Stardust survivor Antoinette Keegan apologises for 'mistake' of National Party candidacy
Updated 7 Nov 2024
27.6k
National Party
Stardust campaigner Antoinette Keegan to run as National Party candidate in general election
4 Nov 2024
13.3k
pageturners
The Journal and The 42 authors shortlisted for this year's An Post Irish Book Awards
The Journal’s Best Irish Published Book of the Year is among the categories.
24 Oct 2024
8.3k
the last disco
‘We were all Fianna Fáil-ers’: The rise of the Stardust owners’ business empire
10 Aug 2024
30.0k
stardust
'New dawn' for Stardust families as Govt signs off on €24m redress scheme
The redress scheme, which has been agreed with the families, follows the Stardust inquest verdict of unlawful killing last April.
Updated 9 Aug 2024
9.4k
Stardust families
Stardust redress process could be complete 'within weeks'
Updated 25 Jun 2024
8.3k
Stardust families
State to hold remembrance ceremony for Stardust victims on 23 June
31 May 2024
2.9k
Investigation
Gardaí are revisiting Stardust files from 1980s and 2016 following inquest result
25 Apr 2024
3.8k
antoinette keegan
Stardust campaigner refuses to accept apologies of local TDs Seán Haughey and Richard Bruton
24 Apr 2024
33.3k
decades-long battle
State apology 'bittersweet', as Stardust families call for follow through on promises
23 Apr 2024
9.1k
10
our great shame
'We should have provided answers': Simon Harris's State apology to Stardust families in full
23 Apr 2024
4.4k
Stardust state apology
Taoiseach says State 'rubbed salt in the wounds' of Stardust families as he delivers formal apology
Simon Harris told the families today that the State failed them when they needed it most.
Updated 23 Apr 2024
24.3k
54
State apology
Government will give 'very serious consideration' to redress scheme for Stardust families
The families of the victims have been through “an enormous trauma”, Martin said.
21 Apr 2024
24.1k
58
stardust
Taoiseach apologises 'unreservedly' to Stardust families following 'emotional' meeting today
Simon Harris said he will make a formal apology ‘on behalf of the State’ on Tuesday in the Dáil.
Updated 20 Apr 2024
20.1k
31
RELATED
The Journal's Stardust podcast returns with a new episode: Unlawful killing
18 Apr 2024
Stardust: These were the causes of death recorded today for the 48 people who died
18 Apr 2024
How Eamon Butterly tried and failed to remove 'unlawful killing' as a verdict at Stardust inquests
18 Apr 2024
they never came home
Stardust: A timeline of the Tribunals, reports and inquests that led to this week's verdict
This week a verdict of unlawful killing was returned by the jury for all 48 people who died in the disaster.
20 Apr 2024
7.9k
RELATED
The tangled web of the Butterlys' business dealings over the years
19 Apr 2024
Stardust: These were the causes of death recorded today for the 48 people who died
18 Apr 2024
How Eamon Butterly tried and failed to remove 'unlawful killing' as a verdict at Stardust inquests
18 Apr 2024
stardust
Government hopes to make formal state apology in Dáil next week
Updated 19 Apr 2024
5.9k
43 years on
'I've been on a mission since the night I ran out looking for him': Stardust families react
Eimer McAuley
Updated 19 Apr 2024
15.2k
The Morning Lead
The tangled web of the Butterlys' business dealings over the years
The Butterly family presided over a wide network of businesses in its heyday – but many shut or went into receivership during the financial crisis.
Paul O'Donoghue
19 Apr 2024
66.1k
Podcast
The Journal's Stardust podcast returns with a new episode: Unlawful killing
18 Apr 2024
5.0k
nightclub fire
Which exit doors did the Stardust tribunal say were locked?
18 Apr 2024
14.4k
stardust
What it was like in the room when the Stardust verdict was announced
A member of staff discreetly slid packets of tissues onto the tables where some of the family members were sitting.
18 Apr 2024
18.8k
Unlawful Killing
Stardust families call for apology, Taoiseach says Government and gardaí will consider verdict
Updated 18 Apr 2024
16.7k
inquests
Stardust: These were the causes of death recorded today for the 48 people who died
The Stardust inquests today delivered a verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all victims.
18 Apr 2024
12.5k
to the courts
How Eamon Butterly tried and failed to remove 'unlawful killing' as a verdict at Stardust inquests
18 Apr 2024
59.0k
As it happened
Stardust inquests deliver verdict of unlawful killing in the case of all 48 victims
The jury yesterday said they could not reach a unanimous verdict, and had instead come to a majority decision.
Updated 18 Apr 2024
82.6k
pen portraits
The 48 people who lost their lives in the Stardust fire on 14 February 1981
Over the course of several weeks, the inquests heard from the families of each of those who died in the fire.
18 Apr 2024
13.3k
Electrical fault
Stardust inquests: Jury determines fire started in hot press and was caused by electrical fault
18 Apr 2024
20.4k
stardust
Jury's verdict in Stardust inquests will be announced today at 2pm
18 Apr 2024
4.4k
stardust
Jury in Stardust inquests has reached a verdict which will be announced tomorrow at 2pm
The jury were told to assemble at 11am tomorrow morning in the Pillar Room of the Rotunda Hospital.
Updated 17 Apr 2024
21.7k
stardust
Jury at Stardust inquest ‘very close’ to reaching verdicts
16 Apr 2024
3.1k
stardust
Jury at Stardust inquest to continue deliberations for tenth day tomorrow
15 Apr 2024
2.9k
stardust
Jurors at Stardust inquest retire for weekend having spent eight days deliberating so far
12 Apr 2024
3.4k
stardust
Jury at Stardust inquest seeks further legal guidance on seventh day of deliberations
11 Apr 2024
3.9k
stardust
Jury at Stardust inquest seek further legal guidance on sixth day of deliberations
10 Apr 2024
3.3k
Inquest
Jury at Stardust Inquest to continue deliberations tomorrow
9 Apr 2024
2.5k
stardust
Jury not permitted to determine unborn baby as 49th victim of Stardust fire
8 Apr 2024
8.1k
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles
The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie