57: Stardust Nightclub
From Causality by The Engineered Network
January 7, 2025 · 28 min · Season 1 · Episode 57
About this episode
The episode discusses the tragic nightclub fire in Dublin on Valentine's Day 1981 that resulted in the loss of 48 young lives due to safety failures.
On Valentines Day in 1981 in the North of Dublin, Ireland a fire broke out in a nightclub just following a Disco Dancing competition. We look at how measures taken to prevent illegal entry and poor building material choices cost 48 young people their lives.
Topics covered
- fire safety
- tragedy
- 1980s
- Dublin
- nightclub
- disco culture
Keywords
- Dublin
- nightclub fire
- Valentines Day
- 1981
- safety measures
- tragedy
- disco
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Dublin
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