Inquests 43 years after Stardust fire raise uncomfortable questions about whether all citizens receive equal treatment before the law
For the families of those who died in the Stardust fire, nothing can compensate for their loss and suffering. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
For the families of those who died, nothing can compensate for their loss and suffering. But the verdict of unlawful killing is a long overdue official acknowledgment of what really happened on that terrible night in Artane. The question of why it took more than 43 years for them to get that acknowledgment raises uncomfortable questions about whether all citizens of this State receive equal treatment before the law.
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