Butterly made High Court application ahead of verdict

Following today's verdict at the inquests into the deaths of 48 people at the Stardust nightclub on Valentines Night in 1981, the media can now report a High Court application made by Eamon Butterly, shortly before the jury began its deliberations.

Among Mr Butterly's arguments were that the coroner had erred in law in separate decisions she made in March 2024 to allow the jury return a verdict of unlawful killing where there is a limited number of connected people associated with such a verdict according to the evidence adduced. Lawyers for 47 of the 48 victims of the tragedy opposed the application and urged the court not to grant leave nor the stay.

There was, he added, no allegation of lack of fair procedures and it is premature to review what the applicant fears could be instructions and guidance given by the coroner. The grant of a stay pending the outcome of judicial review proceedings, he said, would further delay the inquest, which was something that greatly concerned the court.

Any reporting of the application may have effected or influenced the jury while they were attempting to reach their decision.The judge, noting the courts obligations that justice be administered in public, agreed that nothing should be reported on the application until after the verdict was given. Mr Butterly had sought to prevent the coroner from conducting the inquest in a way in which he believed would make him"a target for a verdict of unlawful killing".

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