Gardaí send file to the DPP over the 1981 Stardust fire
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The remains of the Stardust nightclub after the fire in 1981
Gardaí have sent a new file to the DPP in connection with the 1981 Stardust nightclub disaster.
Forty-eight people died in the fire in Dublin on St Valentine's Day.
The police action follows a complaint made by a researcher concerning evidence that five of the victims were already dead before the alarm was raised about a fire in the seating area.
Forty-eight people died in the fire in Dublin on St Valentine's Day
A Garda spokesperson said they could not comment on the new file.