Taoiseach Simon Harris has apologised to the victims, families and survivors of the Stardust tragedy, telling the Dáil that families had been through a 'living nightmare'.

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Delivering a State apology to the Stardust families, Taoiseach Simon Harris says that they have been through a 'living nightmare'

'We failed you when you needed us the most'

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

Stardust: 'It’s surreal for the families... Justice has been done. Finally'
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Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has thrown down the gauntlet at the Healy-Raes, speaking at the party's conference in Dublin.

Ryan said that the party hopes to pick up a council seat in every county

'The Healy-Raes, I think I've shocking news for them. The Kingdom is going green'

Justice 💚

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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High Court dismisses Eamon Butterly application made before jury's Stardust deliberations
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Stardust families march towards the Garden of Remembrance as You’ll Never Walk Alone plays

The families of the 48 stood up in unison to applaud as the jury foreman said “unlawful killing”. A momentous day in Irish history irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4137…

Stardust verdict: Unlawful killing

Stardust jury say that doors in the Stardust were “locked, chained or otherwise obstructed”. When asked if this impeded the deceased from being able to exit through them, the foreman says yes.

Stardust jury says cause of fire was 'electrical fault in hot press'. Wow

The 48 who never came home.

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NEW: The jury at the Stardust inquests has a verdict. The jury foreman has just confirmed. Verdict will be announced at 2pm tomorrow.

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All uniform gardaí must conduct 30 minutes of “high visibility policing” in their shifts, under a directive issued today by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.
Supervisors will 'ensure compliance” of frontline members with directive.
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Mayo TD Alan Dillon is to be appointed to be the next junior minister at the Department of Housing, while Cork North Central TD Colm Burke will become the Public Health junior minister