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Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Joan Collins: ...Broughan, who was a TD for the community for 28 years and worked tirelessly to support and fight for the victims and their families: February 14th,1981 - 48 dead, 214 injured (over 80 seriously) out of 840 Stardust patrons ... Deep anguish and grief of Coolock and the whole Northside was hugely exacerbated by the conclusion of the Keane Tribunal Report in 1982. While most of the...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: .... Niall Molloy, who was brutally killed at a wedding in Offaly. Fr. Molloy had Tipperary relations. There is the Whiddy Island disaster, where 50 people lost their lives. There are John O'Brien and Pat Esmonde of Tipperary, who were literally murdered off the coast of Helvick ten years ago, with no investigation. It is cover-up after cover-up. I will mention Shane O'Farrell, that...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Holly Cairns: ...with their malicious damages case against Dublin Corporation which led to them receiving compensation of £580,000 in 1983? Would an unlawful killing verdict in 1982 have resulted in a speedier path to compensation for victims' families and those left with life-changing injuries? Today is about an official State apology, not redress. That may be a matter for another day and it is...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...the fire was caused by arson, still even then the Government refused to establish a new inquiry. Truth and justice were swept under the carpet. In 2017, following a review of new evidence compiled by the families, Mr. Justice Pat McCartan failed to recommend a new inquiry. After 36 years of fighting for truth and justice, no new inquiry was again the response of the State to people it...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: ...to the relevant Ministers as requested. If I am honest, this was not enough. I also admit that my relations with the committee were at times at fraught. I do regret that. I admit too that when Pat McCartan issued his finding in 2017 to the effect that no new inquiry was warranted, I could not see how the case could be advanced further. The decision to seek a new inquest was an...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Simon Harris: ...music. He was 18. Robert “Bobby” Hillick, was outgoing and hardworking. He loved football and boxing and was very close to his late brother, Bill. He was 20. Brian Hobbs, whose sister was known as his “Mammy Pat”, was academically inclined and excelled at catering college, winning a gold medal for Ireland in competition. He was ambitious and was going...