Taoiseach Simon Harris is speaking about each individual who died in the Stardust as he delivers a State apology in the Dáil to the families who’ve fought so long for the truth about their loved ones. “We failed you when you needed us the most,” he tells them.

Several members of the Stardust families are now gathering in the Dáil's distinguished visitors gallery, including leading campaigner Antoinette Keegan.

Taoiseach Simon Harris is due to deliver a State apology to the families in the next few minutes

Class touch from Bohemian Football Club with a tribute to the lives lost in the Stardust disaster, Christy Moore song They Never Came Home on the PA and phone torches from both sets of fans lit in tribute.

Spoke on Morning Ireland today along with Susan Behan, who lost her brother John Colgan in the Stardust fire. She spoke so well about what kind of man he was, and what the Stardust took away from their family rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

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'Their families were buried in the dark and the smoke of the Stardust for so long, and this is them being released into the light'

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A long read on this day of vindication for the families and victims of the Stardust fire. These young people were unlawfully killed. But it took families 43 years to get the truth. It’s a stain on Ireland that it took this long irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4136…

This photo, taken after the Stardust fire, shows the immersion boiler in the hot press near the main bar.

The inquests jury determined said the fire started here, caused by an electrical fault, the first time a cause of the blaze has been determined.

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The 48 who never came home.

Going to be a hugely significant day at the Dublin District Coroner’s Court tomorrow. After the jury in the Stardust inquests were told they could return majority verdicts, they came back about 20 minutes later to say they had reached these verdicts. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4137…

I don’t like football anymore.

Tomorrow, at the 48th minute, there will be a round of applause in the game at Croke Park, Thank you to the Dublin supporters for organising it. Also remembering Susan Morgan from Derry.

“The focus is on you. To sit on the jury brings with it great responsibility. You must approach your task in an objective manner based on the law and the facts you have heard in evidence. You must be dispassionate and clinical in your approach.” irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…

Great stuff here from Gráinne Ní Aodha Brian Lawless

In his resignation announcement, Mr Varadkar said that 'the time is now' for him to stand aside.

He told reporters that a new leader of Fine Gael would be selected before the party's Ard Fheis in mid April

48 young lives lost.
43 years waiting for justice.
373 witnesses & 95 days of hearings later, the Coroner summarises the evidence at the Stardust Inquest. #JFT48

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