Eamonn Butterly ordered to pay Stardust families legal costs after failed last-ditch High Court bid [Video]

EAMONN Butterly has been ordered to pay the Stardust victims’ families’ legal costs for representation during his failed last-ditch High Court action.

The former Stardust manager had sought to prevent an inquest jury considering an unlawful killing verdict in relation to the 1981 nightclub fire.

Eamonn Butterly has been ordered to pay the Stardust victims’ families’ legal costs for representation during his failed last-ditch High Court actionCredit: Colin Keegan/Collins

The blaze was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the StateCredit: Tony Harris/PA Wire

The people that died in the Stardust nightclub disco fireCredit: Social Media Collect

‘Fairness and justice’ compelled the court to exercise its discretion to direct Mr Butterly to discharge the costs incurred by the families, a judge saidCredit: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Just before Easter weekend last, Butterly brought an emergency application before Mr Justice Tony O’Connor seeking to challenge a decision made by DublinCity Coroner, Myra Cullinane, to allow …

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