Govt to consider Stardust findings in full

The jury has returned verdicts of unlawful killing at the inquests into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 nightclub fire.

"For over four decades, the families of the victims have carried the weight of this tragedy with unwavering strength and dignity," he said. "We best honour all those who died by ensuring that the voices of their loved ones are heard and acted upon," Mr Harris said. The verdicts have been described as a"watershed moment in the Stardust families' decades-long search for the truth" by Social Democrats TD Cian O'Callaghan.

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