Head of security at the Stardust nightclub Pheilim Kinahan agreed the practice was ‘designed to look as if it was locked’
Asked if this was “designed to look as if it was locked”, he said: “Yes, yes, yes”.
Mr Kinahan agreed he had been 12 years in the hotel business and had been working “four or five months” at the Stardust. He had a “very good” relationship with Stardust manager Eamonn Butterly.“We all knew what to do, how to get out and get out quick. Nobody is expecting to be involved in a fire ... no one would expect a fire to be started,” Mr Kinahan said.
“If you had had training ... you might have been able to help those paying customers who were caught up in the fire,” said Mr Fahy. “Yes, probably.” Asked about a policy of locking two of the emergency exits on more quiet nights, he said: “More than likely. I couldn’t swear.”
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