Taoiseach Simon Harris is to meet the Stardust families today ahead of issuing a formal state apology in the Dáil on Tuesday.
This comes after a jury at an inquest ruled that all 48 victims of the Stardust fire in Dublin from 1981, were unlawfully killed.
It was ruled that the fire stared following an electrical fault, with emergency exits at the venue found “locked, chained or otherwise obstructed”.
Survivors of this tragedy, and relatives of the 48 young people who died will be present in the Dáil, while the Taoiseach makes this formal apology next week.
Stardust Families “unheard for four decades”
A spokesperson for Taoiseach Simon Harris said this.
“The Taoiseach has invited the families and loved ones of the Stardust victims to meet tomorrow”, they said.
The statement continued, “The Taoiseach is eager to listen closely to the families. The Taoiseach has said he is conscious that these families have felt unheard for four decades, and his priority now is to hear directly from them”.
“The Taoiseach has also spoken to the two coalition party leaders and members of the opposition.
It also added, “The Taoiseach will seek to address the Dail on Tuesday on Stardust. His priority, however, remains engagement with the families first”.
This also comes after the Government were urged to “do the right thing”, and issue this state apology.
