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's findings and the 'take it or leave it' offer of compensation, this was just the beginning, rather than the end, of a battle for the families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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 for justice almost four decades on, we ask how did Ireland get it so wrong the first time around?Stardust is presented by Sean Murray, produced by Nicky Ryan with executive producer Christine Bohan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.