https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:14:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1123/1418148-stardust-inquests/A survivor of the Stardust disaster has described the outbreak of panic as the fire spread through the nightclub.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:13:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1123/1418148-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417943-stardust-inquests/Inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the Stardust nightclub in 1981 have heard how flames were spotted coming from the roof of the building as people were still inside the disco.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:16:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1122/1417943-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1121/1417748-stardust-inquest/The Stardust Inquests have heard how residents living near the club saw flames coming from the roof around the same time the court has previously been told that the fire was first seen inside the ballroom.Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:42:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1121/1417748-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1117/1417083-stardust-inquests/A survivor of the Stardust fire, who would spend 15 weeks in hospital with "catastrophic" injuries, has said the people in the club that night were "trapped in an inferno".Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:43:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1117/1417083-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1116/1416874-stardust-inquests/The Stardust inquests have heard about the intense heat in the nightclub as the fire took hold and how there were "parachutes of flames" dropping from the ceiling.Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:46:55 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1116/1416874-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1115/1416657-stardust-inquests/A survivor of the Stardust blaze has told how he was pulled to safety from a first floor window by other patrons as the fire and smoke inside was becoming more intense.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:01:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1115/1416657-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1114/1416457-stardust-inquests/The Stardust inquests have heard how those trapped in the burning building splashed water from the toilets onto their faces as the smoke and heat grew more intense.Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:16:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1114/1416457-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1110/1415829-stardust-inquests/The Stardust inquests have heard how a bouncer told a friend in the immediate aftermath of the blaze that the emergency doors in the nightclub were padlocked at the time of fire.Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:13:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1110/1415829-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1109/1415615-stardust-witness/The Stardust inquests have heard emotional testimony from a survivor who told the court how she resigned herself to dying as she lay on the ground with a friend who later lost her life in the blaze.Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:15:09 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1109/1415615-stardust-witness/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1108/1415395-stardust-inquest/A survivor of the Stardust disaster has described how he and his girlfriend crawled on the floor in complete darkness to get out of the burning building.Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:36:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1108/1415395-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1107/1415163-stardust-inquests/A woman whose husband died in the Stardust fire has described how looking into the burning building was like "looking into a furnace".Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:45:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1107/1415163-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1027/1413426-stardust/A Stardust survivor was just 19 years old when he helped rescue two girls from the blaze by smashing a window and prising steel frames before pulling them to safety, an inquest has heard.Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:57:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1027/1413426-stardust/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1026/1413144-stardust-inquests/A witness today at the Stardust hearings has said that counselling should be available for those who survived the deadly 1981 blaze as he recounted how he saw a girl on fire.Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:44:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1026/1413144-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1025/1412965-stardust-inquest/A survivor of the Stardust disaster has described first seeing the fire like "looking into hell". Christine Carr was 16-years-old at the time of the blaze and was giving evidence at the inquests into the 48 people who died in the 1981 nightclub blaze.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:31:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1025/1412965-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1024/1412707-stardust-inquests/Stardust campaigner and survivor Antoinette Keegan, who lost two sisters in the fire, has described falling unconscious as she tried to escape out of the burning building, and how she thought was going to die in the blaze.Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:34:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1024/1412707-stardust-inquests/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1021/1412064-stardust/Forty years on, the Stardust fire has ensured that survivors remain connected. It's a bond no one would have wished for, writes Conor Hunt.Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1021/1412064-stardust/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1019/1411774-stardust/A witness at the Stardust inquests has described seeing people on fire coming out of the burning building and told of his efforts to put them out as people were "smouldering".Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:36:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1019/1411774-stardust/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1018/1411566-stardust-inquests/The Stardust inquests have heard how a then 15-year-old girl who was in the nightclub when the fire broke out thought she was going to die.Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:20:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1018/1411566-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1017/1411390-stardust-inquests/A woman who escaped from the Stardust nightclub has told the inquests how bouncers closed the main doors for a time, while people were still inside to prevent others from going back into the burning building.Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:12:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1017/1411390-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1016/1411170-stardust-inquest/The inquests into the deaths of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 Stardust fire continued today with more testimony from survivors.Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:20:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1016/1411170-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1014/1410832-stardust-inquest/Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:12:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1014/1410832-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1012/1410536-stardust-inquest/The Stardust inquests have been told of the unsuccessful efforts made by a survivor to get a family friend to safety as the fire in the nightclub took hold.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:34:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1012/1410536-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1011/1410288-stardust-inquest/The Stardust inquests have heard more about the desperate attempts that were made to try help people who were trapped inside the nightclub as the fire swept through the building.Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:15:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1011/1410288-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1010/1410071-stardust-inquiry/There has been emotional testimony at the Stardust inquests today with witnesses describing the unsuccessful attempts to break windows as screams could be heard from those who were trapped inside.Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:57:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1010/1410071-stardust-inquiry/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1006/1409385-butterly-agrees-club-management-was-not-fit-for-purpose/The former manager of the Stardust nightclub has agreed that the management was not fit for purpose at the club in which 48 people lost their lives in the 1981 fire.Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:28:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1006/1409385-butterly-agrees-club-management-was-not-fit-for-purpose/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1005/1409185-stardust-inquiry/Inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 Stardust fire continue with the former manager of the premises Eamon Butterly facing more questions from legal teams representing families of the victims.Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:49:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1005/1409185-stardust-inquiry/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1004/1408954-stardust/The inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 Stardust fire has heard that the bodies of half the victims were found in an area near three fire exits.Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:42:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/1004/1408954-stardust/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1001/1408255-stardust-eamon-butterly/Eamon Butterly is widely regarded as the most significant witness so far at the Stardust inquests and will probably remain so, writes Conor Hunt.Sun, 01 Oct 2023 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2023/1001/1408255-stardust-eamon-butterly/Analysis and Commenthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0928/1407873-stardust-butterly-inquest/There have been robust exchanges at the Stardust inquests as the former manager of the premises Eamon Butterly rejected suggestions that he was 'telling lies'.Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:37:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0928/1407873-stardust-butterly-inquest/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0927/1407639-stardust-inquest/The Stardust inquests have heard how Dublin Corporation wrote to the Dublin club three weeks before a fatal fire asking for "immediate assurances" that exits should be "unobstructed" at all times.Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:41:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0927/1407639-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0926/1407416-stardust-inquest-butterly/The former manager of the Stardust nightclub Eamon Butterly has again been giving evidence at the inquests into the deaths of 48 people who died in the 1981 St Valentine's Day fire, denying suggestions that the "policy" of locking fire exits doors was introduced by him.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 12:39:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0926/1407416-stardust-inquest-butterly/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0922/1406761-stardust/The former manager of the Stardust has said he still believes that exit doors were unlocked on the night of the deadly blaze in which four dozen people lost their lives.Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:26:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0922/1406761-stardust/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0921/1406511-stardust-inquest/The former manager of the Stardust complex in Dublin has told the inquests into the deaths of 48 people in a fire more than 40 years ago that he never saw the fire exits locked on disco nights.Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:38:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0921/1406511-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0919/1406158-stardust-inquest/Two former waitresses who were in the sectioned-off area of the Stardust shortly before where the 1981 fire was first spotted inside the club have said they saw nothing suspicious while they were there.Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:30:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0919/1406158-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0915/1405487-stardust-inquest/A local resident who was living near the Stardust nightclub in Dublin on the night of the fire in 1981 has said he saw the fire coming from the club ten minutes before it was first noticed inside the premises.Fri, 15 Sep 2023 13:49:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0915/1405487-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0914/1405290-stardust-inquest/A former doorman at the Stardust club has said he was not "put up" to say that he had opened the fire exits on the night of the fire in 1981 and said that ''there was no conspiracy on my part''.Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:34:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0914/1405290-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0913/1405064-stardust-inquest-hears-from-former-doorman/A former doorman at the Stardust nightclub has repeated that he saw the fire exit doors locked on the night of the fire.Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:13:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0913/1405064-stardust-inquest-hears-from-former-doorman/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/0912/1404862-stardust-inquest/A former doorman at the Stardust club, who initially told gardaí that he opened the fire exits on the night in question, and later retracted the statement, today told the coroners court that he felt at the time he was being made a scapegoatTue, 12 Sep 2023 14:04:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/0912/1404862-stardust-inquest/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0906/1403787-stardust-inquests/A barman who was working in the Stardust on the night of the fire has been accused of fabricating an account of rescuing 30 people by leading them out an exit.Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:36:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0906/1403787-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/0905/1403545-stardust-inquests/The Stardust inquests has heard that a barman told gardaí that emergency exits 4 and 5 were unlocked on the night of the fire.Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:15:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2023/0905/1403545-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0904/1403323-stardust-inquest/The inquests into the deaths of the 48 young people who died in the 1981 Stardust fire have resumed at the Dublin District Coroners Court after an eight-week summer break.Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:57:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0904/1403323-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0716/1394708-stardust-analysis/The Dublin District Coroner's Court has heard from former Stardust doormen, bar staff and waitresses at the club, with common themes running throughout the questioning.Sun, 16 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0716/1394708-stardust-analysis/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0714/1394577-stardust-inquest/There has been dramatic evidence at the Stardust inquest, as a former senior member of staff said he now believes exit doors must have been locked on the night of the disaster.Fri, 14 Jul 2023 14:28:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0714/1394577-stardust-inquest/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0713/1394435-stardust-inquest/The former deputy head of security at the Stardust has said he does not remember if he told another doorman not to unlock the fire exits on the night of the disco in which 48 people lost their lives.Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:02:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0713/1394435-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0712/1394257-stardust-inquests/The former deputy head of security at the Stardust club has denied suggestions that he was involved with other doormen in telling mistruths and deliberately misleading the gardaí.Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:04:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0712/1394257-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0711/1393988-stardust/The inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 Stardust disaster has heard how a former worker at the club got a smell of "plastic or rubber burning" shortly before the alarm was raised that a fire had broken out.Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:17:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0711/1393988-stardust/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0707/1393411-stardust-inquest/The inquests into the deaths of 48 people in the Stardust fire have heard how a manager of the club acknowledged that exit doors were being locked and that safety regulations were being contravened at the club.Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:27:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0707/1393411-stardust-inquest/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0706/1393201-stardust-inquests/A doorman working at the Stardust nightclub on the night of the fire has been asked about a "conflict" in statements given about the ease in opening an exit door at the Dublin club.Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:35:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/stardust/2023/0706/1393201-stardust-inquests/Stardusthttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0705/1392947-stardust/A former waitress at the Stardust club has told the Coroner's Court there were chains on the doors of the emergency exit she escaped out of.Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:04:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0705/1392947-stardust/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0704/1392678-stardust-inquest/A former barman at the Stardust complex has described his efforts in getting people out to safety as the fire spread.Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:24:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0704/1392678-stardust-inquest/Ireland