‘The institutions of this State failed you,’ says Taoiseach Simon Harris
Harris’s empathetic apology to Stardust families shows he has a quality that is key in modern politics
Referring to the removal of arson as the cause for the fire from the public record in 2009, she said: “When arson was removed it was the responsibility of the State then to initiate an investigation into the deaths.” Acknowledging that many parents of the 48 had “left this life before ever seeing justice”, he said: “I am deeply sorry that you were made to fight for so long that they went to their graves never knowing the truth.”Referencing the late Christine Keegan who campaigned for justice until her death in July 2020, he quoted words she had planned to read at the inquests. She had written: “The Stardust fire took all our happy family days away from us ...
Alan Morton, last remaining family member and brother of David Morton , had travelled from England for the verdicts last week. “I was really, really happy with what I heard. It’s just a shame it’s taken 43 years for them to listen and respond. We could have done with this a long time ago.” It was “a shame”, he said, his parents Maura and Billy had not lived to see it.
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