Eamon Butterly profile: Most eagerly awaited Stardust fire witness to take the standFormer nightclub manager, who previously said blaze was started maliciously, has not spoken publicly about the disaster for decadesThu Sept 21 2023 - 06:00
Disability welfare payments reform plan: recipients to be divided into three ‘tiers’Q&A: Claimants will be required to be open to reasonable offers of employment and will have scope for appealing decisionsWed Sept 20 2023 - 19:34
Radical overhaul of disability welfare payments proposed Plan to categorise people into one of three separate levels depending on severity of their disabilityWed Sept 20 2023 - 06:00
Stardust waitresses last in area where fire was first seen saw ‘nothing suspicious’‘I was a 16-year-old waitress. How would I know if doors were being unlocked or locked?’ one witness saidTue Sept 19 2023 - 16:44
Stardust inquests: Local man saw fire from nightclub before those inside knew of itFresh inquests being held into deaths of 48 young people in February 1981 fireFri Sept 15 2023 - 15:43
Stardust doorman says he was not ‘used’ to cover-up locked emergency exitsMichael Kavanagh changed his account of doors after the fire that killed 48 people in 1981Thu Sept 14 2023 - 15:49
Former Stardust doorman knew ‘attempts were being made’ to blame him for locking of doorsMichael Kavanagh was speaking from witness box of the inquest into the fatal 1981 nightclub fireWed Sept 13 2023 - 14:29
Stardust doorman retracted ‘lies’ to gardaí as he feared being ‘made a scapegoat’Michael Kavanagh’s girlfriend at the time, Paula Byrne (19), was among those killed in the fireTue Sept 12 2023 - 18:13
Budget 2024: Welfare for poorest and taxes for richest ‘must increase’Budget 2024: Social Justice Ireland calls for €25 hike in weekly social welfare rates and child benefit to rise by €50 a monthMon Sept 11 2023 - 10:07
Mother (80s) and son (50s) who died in Cavan house fire named locallyKathleen and Michael Lynch described as ‘family steeped in our club and our community’ by local GAA clubSun Sept 10 2023 - 19:31
Judge calls for mandatory legal aid in some family law cases regardless of income Judge John Campbell was addressing conference on domestic violence and child protection, and criticised planned family law court building in DublinFri Sept 08 2023 - 21:49
Stardust inquests: Head doorman believed ‘everything worked well’ with emergency exitsTestimony from Tom Kennan, who is dead, was read into the record at inquests into the deaths at Dublin coroner’s court on ThursdayThu Sept 07 2023 - 16:03
Former Stardust barman accused of making up story of leading dozens to safetyLaurence Neville, who was 25 at the time of the disaster, was told it was ‘very hard to find’ patrons he had helpedWed Sept 06 2023 - 20:26
Stardust witness says he will not change account ‘to suit what Joe Brolly wants’ David Bridgeman, who was part-time barman on night of the fire, tells inquest he was able to easily open emergency exit 4 to change beer kegsTue Sept 05 2023 - 20:54
Stardust inquests resume with nightclub manager expected to appear this monthHearings reopen into deaths of 48 people who died in fire 42 years agoMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:15
‘Until the issue of the social contract is taken seriously, we are going to see the persistence of the poverty, the homelessness, the exclusion’Priest, economist and campaigner Dr Seán Healy delivers a parting shot at the Government as he retires from his role at the head of independent think-tank Social Justice IrelandSat Sept 02 2023 - 06:00
More than 500,000 adults live with their parents, latest census results showNumber of people aged 18 and over living with parents is up 19% on 2011 but the proportion of adults so cohabiting remains the sameThu Aug 31 2023 - 17:56
About one-third of children in Ireland attend childcare, census findsThis is the first time households were asked about their childcare arrangements in the censusThu Aug 31 2023 - 16:13
More than 600 undocumented migrants waiting over a year for decision on their status Applicants led to believe they would receive a decision within 3-6 months under the ‘once in a generation’ schemeMon Jul 31 2023 - 00:01
Report on Camhs failings ‘validates experiences’ of young people trying to access service, says advocateInspector says she cannot assure parents HSE’s child and adolescent mental health service is ‘safe and effective’Thu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Children will be ‘lost’ as youth mental health services ‘creaking at the seams’Services led with ‘poor governance’, characterised by ‘failure to manage risk, failure to fund and recruit key staff’, says Mental Health Commission chairThu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Camhs: At risk-children will remain vulnerable to being ‘disappeared’ in Ireland unless attitudes changeDr John Hillery was speaking at the publication of the devastating report on how Camhs is failing children and their familiesWed Jul 26 2023 - 19:46
HSE child mental healthcare: Inspector ‘cannot assure parents that services are safe and effective’Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ‘is creaking at the seams, with increasing risk to children’, review findsWed Jul 26 2023 - 12:00
Children alleging sexual assaults in one of State’s poorest areas waiting over a year for social worker assessmentsTusla staff ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ when trying to allocate insufficient resources, Hiqa report findsWed Jul 26 2023 - 09:00
‘I’ve enjoyed having a pint of Guinness, seeing family and friends, and Irish humour’Dubliner held for seven months in prison says he and his family have received no practical support from Irish, French and EU authoritiesMon Jul 24 2023 - 18:11
McDonald’s to investigate claims by Ciara Mangan of workplace abuse after she was rapedShane Noonan (28) jailed for eight years last week for rape of Ms Mangan (28) at house party in Mayo in 2013Sat Jul 22 2023 - 12:02
Rape survivor Ciara Mangan: ‘Everybody in work knew I was raped and it was the joke of the day’Ciara Mangan says one person speaking out against taunts in workplace would have ‘saved her’ from months of tortureFri Jul 21 2023 - 18:08
Almost two-thirds of children in care in parts of southeast not allocated social workerIn some of the poorest parts of Dublin more than a third of children in care are awaiting allocation of a social worker, Tusla figures showThu Jul 20 2023 - 19:53
‘Very likely’ many of the 796 babies’ remains at Tuam grave will never be identifiedDaniel Mac Sweeney, leading the exhumation, says process will operate at ‘limits of forensic science’Thu Jul 20 2023 - 00:01
Dozens of people take part in anti-asylum seeker protests in south DublinGardaí maintain presence at demonstrations held by groups in Ballybrack village and Dún LaoghaireWed Jul 19 2023 - 20:52
Rock thrown through window of councillor’s family home with warning to ‘stop supporting refugees’Father (78) of councillor, who lives alone in Ballybrack house, shaken by attack but says he won’t ‘give in to those people’Tue Jul 18 2023 - 21:03
‘Matter of time’ before young adults leaving care take legal action against State, advocate warnsRetired District Court judge intervenes in ‘unprecedented crisis’ in services for children most at riskMon Jul 17 2023 - 20:05
Teenage girl with ‘troubled history’ left in hotel after abrupt eviction from care placement, report findsChild law reports highlight vulnerability of at-risk children, with one judge referring to ‘systemic deficiencies and failings’Mon Jul 17 2023 - 00:01
Up to 130 vulnerable children at risk due to ‘unprecedented crisis’ in State care services, says retired judge Former District Court judge warns of likelihood of claims against State due to ‘systemic failures’ across Tusla, Garda, Department of Education, HSE and Prison ServiceMon Jul 17 2023 - 00:01
Stardust inquests break after significant evidence that was confusing and compellingKey questions are where the fire at the 1981 Artane disco started, whether the exits were locked, and whether there was a conspiracy to direct the narrativeSat Jul 15 2023 - 00:01
Stardust emergency exits ‘were locked’ on night of fire, inquests hearInquest hears how nightclub doors were sealed due to suspicions around people being let in for less than full priceFri Jul 14 2023 - 19:00
Stardust inquests: Senior doorman told his junior to leave emergency exits lockedLeo Doyle was giving evidence for a third day on Thursday at the inquests into the deaths of the 48 people on 14th February 1981Thu Jul 13 2023 - 19:06
Stardust fire: Doormen and management ‘conspired’ to tell gardaí ‘untruths’, inquests hearSenior doorman at time of disaster faces second day of robust examination over the 48 deathsWed Jul 12 2023 - 19:05
Stardust fire inquests: Senior doorman’s evidence contradicts 1981 statements to Garda Leo Doyle tells Coroner’s Court he was handed keys to all emergency exits the night before the disaster, and heard exits had been openedTue Jul 11 2023 - 21:05
Stardust assistant manager knew emergency exits were locked and did nothing to stop it, inquests heardEvidence from Jack Walsh, who is dead, was read into the record at Dublin coroner’s court on Friday, where fresh inquests into the deaths of the 48 people are being heardFri Jul 07 2023 - 15:59
Stardust inquests witness stood down after claim he let management ‘off the hook’Former doorman at nightclub at time of February 1981 tragedy was ‘blaming the patrons for not being able to get out’, counsel for some of the families suggestThu Jul 06 2023 - 20:35
Pensioners most likely to feel financially secure, reports finds39% of lone parents feel they are ‘just getting by’, according to a report by theThu Jul 06 2023 - 00:01
Doorman at Stardust agrees statements given to gardaí after fire provided an ‘incomplete’ pictureJohn Furley, who was 23 at the time of the disaster, said his statements describing his efforts to open one of the six emergency exits, did not convey the rising panic at the doorWed Jul 05 2023 - 15:58
Stardust doorman had impression others would be involved in formulation of Garda statements, inquests toldJohn Furley had ‘worked it out’ that emergency exits were being locked until late as midnight on disco nightsTue Jul 04 2023 - 19:23
‘The whole island is in deep shock’: Investigations begin as two Dublin Leaving Cert students die in GreeceFormer St Michael’s College students Max Wall and Andrew O’Donnell were on post-Leaving Cert holiday on IosMon Jul 03 2023 - 07:36
Hospital to homeless: ‘The most important thing for me is my recovery. I have to protect that at all time’Inadequate services are causing ‘preventable harm and suffering’ to homeless people after they are discharged from hospital, health expert warnsMon Jul 03 2023 - 04:30
‘Fear is like paraffin’: How Ballymun became embroiled in angry anti-migrant protests last winterIn the working-class community, where life for many is a ‘daily struggle’, local activists say engaging directly with people with fears has calmed the moodSat Jul 01 2023 - 07:00
No ‘panic, action or control’ when Stardust fire broke out, barman tells inquestsColm O’Toole, who was 22 at the time, said he tried to extinguish flames and urged people to leaveFri Jun 30 2023 - 18:52
‘No plan’ to evacuate 800 people in Stardust nightclub, barman tells inquestsOnly ‘discussion’ of emergencies focused primarily on armed robbery, Cormac Rose saidThu Jun 29 2023 - 18:37
Stardust inquests hear of ‘distressing’ failed efforts to save victims during fire chaosTestimony from two witnesses suggested fire was present in the roof-space before people were aware of it insideWed Jun 28 2023 - 18:16
