Stardust
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Stardust
Stardust is a six-part series from The Journal that delves into one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Irish State. At a Valentine's disco in 1981, 48 young people died and more than 200 people were injured after a fire in Dublin's Stardust nightclub. With the families left still fighting...
Recent Episodes
8 episodes
Episode 7: Unlawful killing
More than four years after the final episode in our series, producers Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan unpack today's momentous ruling: new inquests ret...
Episode 6: They want it to go away, but it won’t
Over the years, it seemed as though the Stardust fire slipped from the public's mind. The families and survivors never gave up, but at times it felt l...
Episode 5: Money won't bring my brother back
The State promised a swift response in the wake of the Stardust fire. Within weeks, a tribunal was set up to investigate. However between the tribunal...
Episode 4: There's been a phone call from Dublin
By the time dawn broke on Valentine's Day 1981, the fire at the Stardust disco had been brought under control. For families and friends of people who...
Episode 3: And then everything went black
Most people didn't even notice the fire at first. They kept dancing. But soon, smoke began to engulf the ballroom, and panic spread. The first thought...
Episode 2: A freezing cold Friday the 13th
Excitement had been building for the final of the Stardust's dancing competition at the Valentine's disco. No-one going that evening knew how their ni...
Episode 1: The biggest show on the northside
Dublin in 1981 was a very different place compared with today- and the Stardust nightclub in Artane was the place to go, especially for a generation g...
An introduction to Stardust
Stardust is a new original podcast series from TheJournal.ie. Speaking to witness, family members, journalists and more, it delves into one of the wor...