Forty-eight people died in the 1981 Dublin nightclub fire.
A jury has returned a verdict of unlawful killing for all 48 people who died in the 1981 Dublin nightclub fire
Hundreds of revellers try to escape through fire exits when a blaze breaks out the Stardust nightclub in Artane, north Dublin, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. Many of the exits are chained closed, while some windows are blocked by iron bars. Stardust manager Eamon Butterly is allowed to claim £580,000 compensation for “malicious damage” from the state.John Keegan, whose daughters Martina and Mary died in the blaze, sets up the Stardust Victims’ Committee.Mr Keegan dies the same day as he loses a Supreme Court case for personal injuries following the deaths of his daughters.
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