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Topic: No Stardust Inquiry

Posted By: kbannon
Subject: No Stardust Inquiry
Date Posted: 23-January-2009 at 18:46

I thought that this may be of interest to people who haven't yet heard!

Stardust families lose inquiry fight
23/01/2009 - 16:43:05
Grieving families of the Stardust disaster tonight lost their long-running battle for a fresh inquiry into the blaze.

An independent review of circumstances of the fire, which claimed the lives of 48 young people in 1981, has found a new investigation was not in the public interest.

Paul Coffey SC said the Stardust Victims� Committee had not identified any new evidence capable of establishing the cause of the fire.

Hundreds of revellers were injured in the Valentine�s blaze which broke out in the Stardust nightclub in Artane, north Dublin, in 1981.

For almost 25 years grieving relatives have rejected the findings of an inquiry at the time which recorded the cause as probable arson in an alcove of the nightclub.

Mr Coffey said it could be argued that a further inquiry would at least establish whether the fire began in the west alcove or the roof-space, which relatives claimed.

�However, it seems to me that at a remove of nearly three decades from the date of the fire and in the absence of any identified evidence which can be establish the cause of the fire whatsoever it arose, the public interest would not be served in establishing a further inquiry further for that purpose only,� he said.

Mr Coffey recommended Government considers whether it could correct the public record stating that there is no evidence the fire was stared deliberately and that the cause remains unknown.

He said if this can not be done, there should be a further inquiry for the limited purpose of of establishing the cause of the fire.�

The inquiry should be expressly prohibited from trawling for a hypothetical explanation for the fire,� he added.

[ http://www.breakingnews.ie/text/ireland/mhsngbauojcw/ - source ]

Given the way the families were treated last week when they occupied the security hut at government buildings, I have to say that I'm not surprised.
One has to wonder, had a non-FF government been in place, would the outcome have been the same? Whatever the case, its a disgrace!

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Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 26-January-2009 at 14:16

well at least arson has been ruled out,it has given the families some comfort,and hopefully the 48 children can
rest in peace
I grew up about a mile or so away from the Stardust,and it one of my earliest memories,and it has stayed with me
all these years,its a disgrace the way the familys have
been treated all this time,and since arson has been ruled out,shoudnt the Butterly's have to pay back the
compensation they received ?

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upon us all,a little rain must fall

Posted By: Evangeline
Date Posted: 28-January-2009 at 17:58

Its a disgrace! Those people have been campaigning for a second enquiry for 26 years now. It's shameful that they still haven't had the closure they deserve.

Jen

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Posted By: maryi
Date Posted: 28-January-2009 at 18:22

I agree, it is a complete disgrace, I remember the night as if it were yesterday, I was due to go to an irish dancing thing there a few days later. As usual the innocent and their families suffer.

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mary

Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 30-January-2009 at 11:51

I have never forgotten that night. I couldn't even watch the drama documentary. Friends and neighbours were there on the night and I will never forget the day after as they started to release the names of those dead and who was still missing.

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A man must have a code

Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 30-January-2009 at 13:29

Me neither Finno, was only about 800 yards from my house.

Have vivid recollections of going up when we heard the sirens and watching the tragedy unfold.

Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 30-January-2009 at 16:17

I remember going to the youth club in Raheny and quite a few who died that night were from Edenmore and I knew them! How very sad indeed. I will never forget one of my pals at the time Laura who lost both her cousins the McDermots from Edenmore.

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"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better."

Posted By: grainne_witch
Date Posted: 31-January-2009 at 09:55

I think everyone knew someone in that fire. The McDermots were neighbours of my cousins. 3 girls from St Mary's were lost and we had to sing at their funerals - I think it left a lasting impression on everyone.

My cousins had tickets for that dance but didn't go and didn't tell their parents - so my poor aunt and uncle thought they were there. They went down to the stardust and my cousins came home from their night out and went to bed not knowing anything had happened.

Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 06-February-2009 at 15:40

Was a terrible night . I was suppose to be there friend Ger Lynchs 17 birthday but wasnt allowed to go as had to baby sit had furious row with my parents over it.

Will never forget hearing thenews the next morning just couldnt take it in at all. No mobiles in those days so took the best part of the day to find out if my friends where all ok. Thankfully none of my close friends died several ended up in hospital one guy Andy dreadfully burnt so bad we didnt even recognise him when we went into the hospital to see him.

I know it effected people long afterwards remember being in th Killer with andy over a year later and he insisted we sit right beside the door he was still real nervous being out and about.

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Blondie
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it !

Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 06-February-2009 at 16:12

My nephew was in that fire. He was one of the lucky ones that survived and was on the front page of the paper.

Eejit, he was from Edenmore...Michael (Mick) Giles

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BrendanFella

IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip.