Christy Moore "They Never Came Home" (1985) 

Christy has just been proved justified today for this song. Justice at last.

Here from Qxir, never heard of this happening, such a horrible ordeal. Edit: now we are all here from Fascinating Horror.

For my cousin, Marie, lest we forget.

It’s a reverent song. I like Christy Moore. I think the song got banned for telling the truth that the rich wanted to hide. He is a true musician.

Justice at last.... God bless all the families ❤

It's sickening that Christy Moore got into huge trouble for this song, while the owners of the nightclub where so many lost their lives, responsible for many fire safety breaches including locked fire escapes, were PAID compensation. They should have faced charges of manslaughter!

40 years today. My you all rest in peace.

38 Collins Avenue here. I stood in the house of my neighbor as a child where two of her twin daughters never came home, what a beautifully constructed piece of music that will always remember the children that never came home.

sadly the 49th victim of the stardust tragedy was a woman who had kids at the disco,on hearing of the fire she left her home and spent the night on foot searching all the hospitals in dublin looking for her kids,God only knows what that poor woman went true in those dark hours as it all became too much and she died of a heart attack while searching,her kids surived the fire and were all at home in bed while the frantic search took their mother's life(alot of irish homes would not have phones in 1981),God Bless the victims and their families of the Stardust and shame on the Irish goverment who still to this day take's care of the "Fat Cats" and looks down on the everyday hard working people-The book "they never came home" is an interesting and heartbreaking account of the night of the stardust and the months and years after, sadly for all the wrong reasons!

Don't usually complain about people disliking videos happy to have people hold their own opinions. But in this case I really must question the reasons for disliking this video.

Christy Moore - a man of honour and integrity. Go raibh maith agat a chara.

My granda was a fireman and had to work on that horrible night. Can never understand how he could have went back to work after that night.

Weep at the utter sadness of thIs song as only Christy Moore could convey.

I play this song ever year R.I.P. everyone be safe

Christy described exactly how it was and unfortunately still is!! Rich favour the rich, screw the rest!

I was only about 12 when I first heard a fella sing this at a house party for my sister ,1988, I think. I was too young to remember the tragedy but the song stuck in my mind all the years, yesterday I heard it first time ever on the radio . What a sad and unnecessary tragedy. At last they ve some justice . Well done Christy Moore

A big hug to the families of the 48 they finally got the justise they deserved ❤❤ ynwa😢😢

My two aunts were in Stardust, one 18, one 16. My elder aunt was trampled on and had holes in her arms from all the high heels, but she crawled out and went to hospital and left the same night, especially because of the hundreds of other victims/survivors in the hospitals. My younger aunt was carried out by a man and was taken to hospital. She was in a coma for 3 months and was in hospital for 6. Her arms were scarce of skin and had the doctors had to get skin from her legs to put on her arms, and her bandages had to be changed every four hours. They're both doing well now, but it's heartbreaking to think of the families who never saw their relatives ever again! Or received any compensation when the owner, Eamon Butterly did! What a disgrace! R.I.P to the 48 who never came home!

brilliant song. christy dedicated this to the hillsborough 96 when i saw him recently.

Hard to believe this song got banned. :(

Rest in heaven ⭐️ my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the 48 children, who never came home 😭

I was too young but have followed the story and I have to admire the strength of the families and the sheer anger that butterly who owned it took no responsibility for chains on fire exits bars on toilet windows and he collected insurance money soon after while families were pawned off with an insult and to make it worse the same owners family tried to open up a new place on the same spot and had the neck to want to call it the stardust 😡🙄

Just a chilling song. Amazing to think the club owners never faced any accountability for locking the fire exits.

And 43 years later the day the families got some jusitice. #48thatnevercamehome

This still happens to this day. Every single nightclub I go to has about twice as many people as the building can hold, it's impossible to move around in any of them, and open exits are usually few and far between. This is just BEGGING to happen again unless our government steps up and introduces proper laws about the number of people allowed in one building, and the number and accessibility of fire exits, the more the better.

Justice and truth at last 🙏💚🍀

I was supposed to go to this ball as I had moved from Coolock to Drumcondra and was going to hook up with some old friends. I never got to go and they never got to come back

we will never let them be forgotten; poor kids out for a dance and the chance of a snog i was 10 when i heard my friend said did you hear about the fire? i hadn't went home and knew right away there was something wrong (this in the days before 24/7 news and internet) and the radio was on but there was no music no chat just a DJ talking in his normal voice as news came in of the deaths and injuries even in the school the next few week the teaches were different. i think they were in shocked as was the whole country. remember these are my memories from a 10 year old then things turned to anger; when i came out that doors were padlocked and so and that (can't say what i really want to say) saying he will rebuild not one bit of sorrow for the kids that died and their families all he thought about was his insurance and how hard done by he was people still are waiting for the truth to come out

Great Ballad from the Bould Christy May the Stardust Victims Rest In Peace. God Be With the Families

My uncle christy ryan helped save lots of people in that fire

Beautiful song about a dark day in irish history

christy and christy onley told the true story living in Ausralia since 1976 a moment i will never forgett RIP amen.

I'll never forget this. Every year on Valentine's day I think about those poor kids and their families. Most of them were around the same age as me. I hope their families have some peace.

14 Feb 2020 you will be remembered and loved forever 😢💔

What a peaceful song may they rest in peace

Never Forgotten ❤

My thoughts sprayers go out to the victims, survivors and families especially on this day. Indeed Kilmore west , Coolock, Artane and surrounding areas shall never forget. RIP

This brought tears to my eyes. My God. No words.

Powerfully moving song

how lucky i was that night we were just on our way down and were stopped and sent back R I P MY FRIENDS

💚💚💚💔💔💔🍀🍀🍀 17.3.2019 Cookstown brang me here😪 god bless every last soul r.i.p

can't believe it my uncle would be 49 this year the youngest brother my dad lost

Give the familes the justice they deserve so they can greive for thier loved ones.My thoughts prayers are with the family and freinds of the 48 who never came home may they RIP❤❤

Such a great song and such a sad story ,My thoughts are with the families :(

Doesn't feel like 31 Years ago tonight. 48 young people went out to enjoy some dancing, they never came home... R.I.P.

30th Anniversary today - RIP, May God forever hold you all dearly.

disc was banned and the guilty were never punished (in fact they got a payoff) -- so goes it in our society

So after 43 years justice is done God forgive all the politicians Judges and the state for letting the families Mothers Father's brothers and sisters have to go so long for them to admit that yea they were murdered the dogs on the street knew may they all finally rest in peace xxx

Came here from Qxir's video about the Stardust.

Beautiful song about a terrible tragedy.

"Your Silent Face" A thought that never changes Remains a stupid lie It's never been quite the same No hearing or breathing No movement, no colors Just silence Rise and fall of shame A search that shall remain We asked you what you'd seen You said you didn't care Sound formed in a vacuum May seem a waste of time It's always been just the same No hearing or breathing No movement no lyrics Just nothing

As haunting as ever never fails to bring a tear to my eye as do many of the masters tunes

A very poignant song. I remember this happening. Caused shock throughout Ireland..

Christy Moore is a legend

no comments i cry love this song love the message peace 4 all the 1

Please god the victims of the fire in Brazil will not have to wait so long for justice.

see this video the first time. I knew the song and saw in the gallery in Dublin a nice painting that rember this tragedy.

40 years on still no answers or justice

I cant believe they band this sing when it has such a sad story

Ten people have forgotten the suffering and pain.

Finally, justice for the families and victims unlawfully killed

the butterly family shouldve been thrown into prison, but no. ireland's corrupt government didnt allow that

So sad and it happens again and again all over the world.

Remembering that night 34 years ago tonight .. Féadfaidh siad chuid eile i síocháin

Here from Qxir 😢

such a nice song, sadly it's still banned so other singers couldn't cover the song

Came because of Sinead. I am learning. What a great new find for me. I have much to learn it seems.

i was too young 2 understand was going on ....but from w.germany whit broken englsh all my love and hope...its a trauma 4 all humans ....egal wann und wo das leben ist halt numalson,,,,thx at christy 4 this liryks.......

48 and one woman who was out looking for kids all that night going from hospital to hospital who passed away we don't for get that easy ..

Shocking to think that 20 years later the nightclub in the Plaza hotel in Tallaght were also chaining the fire exits.

can anyone give me a list of the music they'd play at his club before it was burned? I'm doing some research, thanks.

RIP lads

32 years ago.. hard to believe !!

So feckin sad :'( Always thinking of those poor kids xx

posting a day late but will never forget , prayers from boston to home ,

Thoughts and prayers are with all the families who are still waiting for justice. JFT48

So sad everthank you

oh man waht a song... ich hope that noewone diesen schmnerz erleiden muss.. aber leider ist es in in den news every day. every day... greetings from w germany and still my respect 4 ever,......

RIP the innocent victims of corporate & official criminality

forever in our hearts

Tease children who lost their lives will never be forgotten

41 years ago today R.I.P to all the 48

i heard an intresting fact about this song. this song was banned from the air ways because of the controvercie over the lyrics "fire exit were chained"

The song was included on Christy's 1985 album, Ordinary man, but the song was removed after a court case taken by the owners of the stardust nightclub. It was replaced by a song called, ' Another song is born'. The new song was a reference to the other song being banned. Christy was right all along.

God bless the victims, their families, & our firefighters.

Why was this song banned, Charlie bird is incredible it's been 36 year's and still no answer's why is this still a cover-up in 2017.

SO SAD SO MANY DIED R.I.P

A powerful lyric ......

And didn't every word he uttered in the song come true. The politicians from the same political parties are now just doing what their predecessors did and have done since, nothing but shed crocodile tears. I hope all the families receive a full apology from the state and whoever allowed (gave permission) for the issue of the club licence be held liable. Even though the state say the laws today are sufficient, they are not. A fire Officer on a complaint been made, should be able to enter a premises and shut it down without having to go to the courts.

rip everybody

There were no bouncers there that fatal night. My nan was there and that's why the doors were locked

May they stay Forever Young.

Justice for all.... .....not just the wealthy!

So sad - gob bless the families of the victims

No one knows what started the fire but we do know some of fire exits where chained locked,trapping those young people inside.

Never Forget ♥

So sad

SHARED IN FB IN MEMORY

i love this it is great

Banned to save the asses of the guilty...