57: Stardust Nightclub

About this episode

On Valentines Day in 1981 in the North of Dublin, Ireland a fire broke out in a nightclub just following a Disco Dancing competition. We look at how measures taken to prevent illegal entry and poor building material choices cost 48 young people their lives. With John Chidgey. Related Episodes: • Causality Episode 43: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Formal Reports: • Report of the Stardust Victims’ Compensation Tribunal (PDF) • Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry on the fire at the Stardust News Releases and Articles: • Stardust: A timeline of the Tribunals, reports and inquests that led to this week’s verdict • Stardust: Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict • Stardust fire inquest of ‘paramount importance’ • A grim uncertainty that haunts Stardust families • Stardust: Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict • How Did The Stardust Fire Start? • Stardust 30 Years On • Stardust Verdict • How tragedy unfolded at a Valentine’s disco • Irish government makes official apology • The night that started like any other • Law Society of Ireland Gazette • Stardust nightclub was pretty horrendous fire risk Regulations: • Fire Services Act, 1981, Sect