A heroic firefighter who fought the Stardust blaze in 1981 was laid to rest this week.
Paul Hand was one of the respondents at the fire at the Stardust nightclub in Artane on the night of 14 February 1981. Last week, the community was left in mourning after Paul died in St Francis Hospice in Raheny.
Dublin Fire Brigade issued a heartfelt tribute to the "enormously popular" firefighter following his funeral on Tuesday. A DFB spokesperson said: "Yesterday we said a final goodbye to retired Firefighter Paul Hand.
