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Stardust inquests resume with nightclub manager expected to appear this month

Stardust inquests resume with nightclub manager expected to appear this month

Hearings reopen into deaths of 48 people who died in fire 42 years ago

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 21:15
‘Until the issue of the social contract is taken seriously, we are going to see the persistence of the poverty, the homelessness, the exclusion’

‘Until the issue of the social contract is taken seriously, we are going to see the persistence of the poverty, the homelessness, the exclusion’

Priest, economist and campaigner Dr Seán Healy delivers a parting shot at the Government as he retires from his role at the head of independent think-tank Social Justice Ireland

Sat Sept 02 2023 - 06:00
More than 500,000 adults live with their parents, latest census results show

More than 500,000 adults live with their parents, latest census results show

Number of people aged 18 and over living with parents is up 19% on 2011 but the proportion of adults so cohabiting remains the same

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 17:56
About one-third of children in Ireland attend childcare, census finds

About one-third of children in Ireland attend childcare, census finds

This is the first time households were asked about their childcare arrangements in the census

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 16:13
More than 600 undocumented migrants waiting over a year for decision on their status

More than 600 undocumented migrants waiting over a year for decision on their status

Applicants led to believe they would receive a decision within 3-6 months under the ‘once in a generation’ scheme

Mon Jul 31 2023 - 00:01
Report on Camhs failings ‘validates experiences’ of young people trying to access service, says advocate

Report on Camhs failings ‘validates experiences’ of young people trying to access service, says advocate

Inspector says she cannot assure parents HSE’s child and adolescent mental health service is ‘safe and effective’

Thu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Children will be ‘lost’ as youth mental health services ‘creaking at the seams’

Children will be ‘lost’ as youth mental health services ‘creaking at the seams’

Services led with ‘poor governance’, characterised by ‘failure to manage risk, failure to fund and recruit key staff’, says Mental Health Commission chair

Thu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Camhs: At risk-children will remain vulnerable to being ‘disappeared’ in Ireland unless attitudes change

Camhs: At risk-children will remain vulnerable to being ‘disappeared’ in Ireland unless attitudes change

Dr John Hillery was speaking at the publication of the devastating report on how Camhs is failing children and their families

Wed Jul 26 2023 - 19:46
HSE child mental healthcare: Inspector ‘cannot assure parents that services are safe and effective’

HSE child mental healthcare: Inspector ‘cannot assure parents that services are safe and effective’

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ‘is creaking at the seams, with increasing risk to children’, review finds

Wed Jul 26 2023 - 12:00
Children alleging sexual assaults in one of State’s poorest areas waiting over a year for social worker assessments

Children alleging sexual assaults in one of State’s poorest areas waiting over a year for social worker assessments

Tusla staff ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ when trying to allocate insufficient resources, Hiqa report finds

Wed Jul 26 2023 - 09:00
‘I’ve enjoyed having a pint of Guinness, seeing family and friends, and Irish humour’

‘I’ve enjoyed having a pint of Guinness, seeing family and friends, and Irish humour’

Dubliner held for seven months in prison says he and his family have received no practical support from Irish, French and EU authorities

Mon Jul 24 2023 - 18:11
McDonald’s to investigate claims by Ciara Mangan of workplace abuse after she was raped

McDonald’s to investigate claims by Ciara Mangan of workplace abuse after she was raped

Shane Noonan (28) jailed for eight years last week for rape of Ms Mangan (28) at house party in Mayo in 2013

Sat Jul 22 2023 - 12:02
Rape survivor Ciara Mangan: ‘Everybody in work knew I was raped and it was the joke of the day’

Rape survivor Ciara Mangan: ‘Everybody in work knew I was raped and it was the joke of the day’

Ciara Mangan says one person speaking out against taunts in workplace would have ‘saved her’ from months of torture

Fri Jul 21 2023 - 18:08
Almost two-thirds of children in care in parts of southeast not allocated social worker

Almost two-thirds of children in care in parts of southeast not allocated social worker

In some of the poorest parts of Dublin more than a third of children in care are awaiting allocation of a social worker, Tusla figures show

Thu Jul 20 2023 - 19:53
‘Very likely’ many of the 796 babies’ remains at Tuam grave will never be identified

‘Very likely’ many of the 796 babies’ remains at Tuam grave will never be identified

Daniel Mac Sweeney, leading the exhumation, says process will operate at ‘limits of forensic science’

Thu Jul 20 2023 - 00:01
Dozens of people take part in anti-asylum seeker protests in south Dublin

Dozens of people take part in anti-asylum seeker protests in south Dublin

Gardaí maintain presence at demonstrations held by groups in Ballybrack village and Dún Laoghaire

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 20:52
Rock thrown through window of councillor’s family home with warning to ‘stop supporting refugees’

Rock thrown through window of councillor’s family home with warning to ‘stop supporting refugees’

Father (78) of councillor, who lives alone in Ballybrack house, shaken by attack but says he won’t ‘give in to those people’

Tue Jul 18 2023 - 21:03
‘Matter of time’ before young adults leaving care take legal action against State, advocate warns

‘Matter of time’ before young adults leaving care take legal action against State, advocate warns

Retired District Court judge intervenes in ‘unprecedented crisis’ in services for children most at risk

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 20:05
Teenage girl with ‘troubled history’ left in hotel after abrupt eviction from care placement, report finds

Teenage girl with ‘troubled history’ left in hotel after abrupt eviction from care placement, report finds

Child law reports highlight vulnerability of at-risk children, with one judge referring to ‘systemic deficiencies and failings’

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 00:01
Up to 130 vulnerable children at risk due to ‘unprecedented crisis’ in State care services, says retired judge

Up to 130 vulnerable children at risk due to ‘unprecedented crisis’ in State care services, says retired judge

Former District Court judge warns of likelihood of claims against State due to ‘systemic failures’ across Tusla, Garda, Department of Education, HSE and Prison Service

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 00:01
Stardust inquests break after significant evidence that was confusing and compelling

Stardust inquests break after significant evidence that was confusing and compelling

Key questions are where the fire at the 1981 Artane disco started, whether the exits were locked, and whether there was a conspiracy to direct the narrative

Sat Jul 15 2023 - 00:01
Stardust emergency exits ‘were locked’ on night of fire, inquests hear

Stardust emergency exits ‘were locked’ on night of fire, inquests hear

Inquest hears how nightclub doors were sealed due to suspicions around people being let in for less than full price

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 19:00
Stardust inquests: Senior doorman told his junior to leave emergency exits locked

Stardust inquests: Senior doorman told his junior to leave emergency exits locked

Leo Doyle was giving evidence for a third day on Thursday at the inquests into the deaths of the 48 people on 14th February 1981

Thu Jul 13 2023 - 19:06
Stardust fire: Doormen and management ‘conspired’ to tell gardaí ‘untruths’, inquests hear

Stardust fire: Doormen and management ‘conspired’ to tell gardaí ‘untruths’, inquests hear

Senior doorman at time of disaster faces second day of robust examination over the 48 deaths

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 19:05
Stardust fire inquests: Senior doorman’s evidence contradicts 1981 statements to Garda

Stardust fire inquests: Senior doorman’s evidence contradicts 1981 statements to Garda

Leo Doyle tells Coroner’s Court he was handed keys to all emergency exits the night before the disaster, and heard exits had been opened

Tue Jul 11 2023 - 21:05
Stardust assistant manager knew emergency exits were locked and did nothing to stop it, inquests heard

Stardust assistant manager knew emergency exits were locked and did nothing to stop it, inquests heard

Evidence from Jack Walsh, who is dead, was read into the record at Dublin coroner’s court on Friday, where fresh inquests into the deaths of the 48 people are being heard

Fri Jul 07 2023 - 15:59
Stardust inquests witness stood down after claim he let management ‘off the hook’

Stardust inquests witness stood down after claim he let management ‘off the hook’

Former doorman at nightclub at time of February 1981 tragedy was ‘blaming the patrons for not being able to get out’, counsel for some of the families suggest

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 20:35
Pensioners most likely to feel financially secure, reports finds

Pensioners most likely to feel financially secure, reports finds

39% of lone parents feel they are ‘just getting by’, according to a report by the

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 00:01
Doorman at Stardust agrees statements given to gardaí after fire provided an ‘incomplete’ picture

Doorman at Stardust agrees statements given to gardaí after fire provided an ‘incomplete’ picture

John Furley, who was 23 at the time of the disaster, said his statements describing his efforts to open one of the six emergency exits, did not convey the rising panic at the door

Wed Jul 05 2023 - 15:58
Stardust doorman had impression others would be involved in formulation of Garda statements, inquests told

Stardust doorman had impression others would be involved in formulation of Garda statements, inquests told

John Furley had ‘worked it out’ that emergency exits were being locked until late as midnight on disco nights

Tue Jul 04 2023 - 19:23
‘The whole island is in deep shock’: Investigations begin as two Dublin Leaving Cert students die in Greece

‘The whole island is in deep shock’: Investigations begin as two Dublin Leaving Cert students die in Greece

Former St Michael’s College students Max Wall and Andrew O’Donnell were on post-Leaving Cert holiday on Ios

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 07:36
Hospital to homeless: ‘The most important thing for me is my recovery. I have to protect that at all time’

Hospital to homeless: ‘The most important thing for me is my recovery. I have to protect that at all time’

Inadequate services are causing ‘preventable harm and suffering’ to homeless people after they are discharged from hospital, health expert warns

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 04:30
‘Fear is like paraffin’: How Ballymun became embroiled in angry anti-migrant protests last winter

‘Fear is like paraffin’: How Ballymun became embroiled in angry anti-migrant protests last winter

In the working-class community, where life for many is a ‘daily struggle’, local activists say engaging directly with people with fears has calmed the mood

Sat Jul 01 2023 - 07:00
No ‘panic, action or control’ when Stardust fire broke out, barman tells inquests

No ‘panic, action or control’ when Stardust fire broke out, barman tells inquests

Colm O’Toole, who was 22 at the time, said he tried to extinguish flames and urged people to leave

Fri Jun 30 2023 - 18:52
‘No plan’ to evacuate 800 people in Stardust nightclub, barman tells inquests

‘No plan’ to evacuate 800 people in Stardust nightclub, barman tells inquests

Only ‘discussion’ of emergencies focused primarily on armed robbery, Cormac Rose said

Thu Jun 29 2023 - 18:37
Stardust inquests hear of ‘distressing’ failed efforts to save victims during fire chaos

Stardust inquests hear of ‘distressing’ failed efforts to save victims during fire chaos

Testimony from two witnesses suggested fire was present in the roof-space before people were aware of it inside

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 18:16
Stardust waitress knew how to open door but ‘it would not budge’, inquests hear

Stardust waitress knew how to open door but ‘it would not budge’, inquests hear

Further evidence told of unsuccessful efforts to sneak in to nightclub by opening same door wrapped in chains

Tue Jun 27 2023 - 18:27
‘It was just the policy’ - Stardust inquests hear first evidence of locked exits in significant week for hearings

‘It was just the policy’ - Stardust inquests hear first evidence of locked exits in significant week for hearings

Coroner’s court hears testimony of locked doors and a policy of draping chains over doors to make them seem locked at Dublin ballroom where 48 young people lost their lives in a Valentine’s Day disco

Fri Jun 23 2023 - 16:30
Stardust inquests: Witness says she could hear people screaming after exit doors were shut

Stardust inquests: Witness says she could hear people screaming after exit doors were shut

Woman who escaped blaze that claimed 48 lives describes how doors were closed to prevent people from re-entering to try to reach loved-ones

Fri Jun 23 2023 - 15:01
Stardust inquests: ‘The smoke started coming in under the door. I could hear the fire crackling outside’

Stardust inquests: ‘The smoke started coming in under the door. I could hear the fire crackling outside’

Former DJ at north Dublin venue describes events in the early hours of February 14th, 1981

Thu Jun 22 2023 - 19:09
Stardust nightclub had ‘policy’ of locking exits, inquests told

Stardust nightclub had ‘policy’ of locking exits, inquests told

Venue’s head of security says doors were locked to stop people entering without paying

Wed Jun 21 2023 - 21:17
Stardust inquests told that chains draped over emergency exits at discos was ‘common practice’ to ‘fool’ people

Stardust inquests told that chains draped over emergency exits at discos was ‘common practice’ to ‘fool’ people

Head of security at the Stardust nightclub Pheilim Kinahan agreed the practice was ‘designed to look as if it was locked’

Tue Jun 20 2023 - 19:47
Tánaiste strongly defends neutrality debates following criticism by President

Tánaiste strongly defends neutrality debates following criticism by President

Ireland in ‘drift’ towards Nato, says Higgins ahead of Government neutrality debates

Sun Jun 18 2023 - 13:20
Stardust owner believed premises was ‘fireproof’ and had been ‘deliberately burned’

Stardust owner believed premises was ‘fireproof’ and had been ‘deliberately burned’

Inquests hear evidence from Patrick Butterly, now dead, that Dublin Corporation should have ‘said what to do’

Fri Jun 16 2023 - 18:01
Stardust ‘policy’ to loop chains over emergency exits to make them look locked, inquest hears

Stardust ‘policy’ to loop chains over emergency exits to make them look locked, inquest hears

Doorman Francis Kenny told inquests the practice ‘created catastrophic outcomes’

Thu Jun 15 2023 - 17:01
Draughtsman who drew up Stardust renovation plans had not read fire standards, inquests hear

Draughtsman who drew up Stardust renovation plans had not read fire standards, inquests hear

Harold Gardner, now dead, gave evidence in 1981 that ‘fire department knew’ what was being recommended

Wed Jun 14 2023 - 16:18
Witness of Stardust fire describes speed with which it spread at inquests

Witness of Stardust fire describes speed with which it spread at inquests

‘From the time I left the ballroom and got into the foyer, the smoke had taken over and there was panic. That’s as quickly as it happened... You’re talking two or three minutes,’ says Dermot O’Neill

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 19:14
Stardust inquest: Former salesman takes ‘great offence’ at suggestion fire safety of carpet tiles was low priority

Stardust inquest: Former salesman takes ‘great offence’ at suggestion fire safety of carpet tiles was low priority

Declan Conway tells counsel for 10 of the bereaved families that he sourced carpet tiles from UK company Illingsworth to line walls of nightclub

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 20:03
Stardust inquests: Emergency exits found locked several times before nightclub fire

Stardust inquests: Emergency exits found locked several times before nightclub fire

Testimony from electrical inspector read into record at inquests into the deaths of 48 people in 1981 fire

Thu Jun 08 2023 - 18:41
Stardust ‘melting ceiling’ probably caused by polystyrene insulation, not ceiling tiles

Stardust ‘melting ceiling’ probably caused by polystyrene insulation, not ceiling tiles

Inquest into fire in February 1981 heard from sales rep for firm that supplied fire-resistant boards to nightclub

Wed Jun 07 2023 - 21:09
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