President leads ceremony for Stardust fire victims
23 حزيران 2024 16:09
A ceremony commemorating the victims, survivors and all affected by the 1981 Stardust fire has taken place in Dublin, led by Irish President Michael D Higgins.
Forty-eight young people died in a blaze at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, north Dublin on Valentine's night in 1981.
In April, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris delivered a formal state apology to the families and to the victims of the Stardust fire in the Daíl.
Speaking at the event on Sunday, Mr Harris said the commemoration was the "next step" in seeing the victims and their families being recognised by the state for "their terrible loss in a national tragedy".
Sunday's commemoration was orchestrated with the families of the victims and remembered all those who died in the Stardust fire, as well as those who have been affected by the disaster and those who helped victims and their families on the night and over the years since.
The families of the 48 victims, as well as President Higgins, laid wreaths as music was performed.
Forty-eight young people died in a blaze at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, north Dublin on Valentine's night in 1981.
In April, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris delivered a formal state apology to the families and to the victims of the Stardust fire in the Daíl.
Speaking at the event on Sunday, Mr Harris said the commemoration was the "next step" in seeing the victims and their families being recognised by the state for "their terrible loss in a national tragedy".
Sunday's commemoration was orchestrated with the families of the victims and remembered all those who died in the Stardust fire, as well as those who have been affected by the disaster and those who helped victims and their families on the night and over the years since.
The families of the 48 victims, as well as President Higgins, laid wreaths as music was performed.