Stardust Fire Survivors Get €20K Payout

0:00This has been Europe news today powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Over 300 survivors of the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire have applied for a new government payment scheme. It's offering 20,000 euros each to those who face delays in getting truth and justice after the tragedy that killed 48 people. The Department of Justice set this up last month, and they're already reaching out to applicants with complete forms. Those payments should hit accounts in the coming weeks, and it's open to all 823 folks who got payouts from the original. 1985 Compensation Tribunal Some survivors push back hard when it launched, calling it disappointing with no real consultation and a flat rate instead of something scale to. Need. Their lawyers want to sit down with the Justice Minister to hash it out. This comes after fresh inquests, ruled all 48 deaths, unlawful killings, leading to a 24 million euro deal for families back in. August. The scheme caps potential costs at 16.4 million euros and wraps up applications at the end

1:05of August. Officials are urging every eligible survivor, even those abroad, to get their claims in before it's too late, closing this chapter on decades of.