Truth around Stardust finally revealed

The truth around the fatal fire at the Stardust nightclub has finally been revealed after being obstructed by successive governments, according to Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald.

We need your consent to load this comcast-player contentWe use comcast-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Earlier, Ms McDonald had said that the"big lie" that the fire was caused by arson became the"State's official position".

Ms Bacik said she wanted to pay particular tribute to Betty Bissett, whose 18-year-old daughter Carol died in the nightclub. She noted that the 2009 Coffey report, which rejected that finding of arson, was edited to remove a line accepting that a new inquiry was necessary if it was the only way of"placing on the public record a finding that is based in evidence." A Freedom of Information request brought that to light.

"We must reflect on that darkness," he said,"that thinks the worst of those who need us to hear the truth".'Rare victory' for Stardust families

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