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Honoring 9/11: The Irish Pay Tribute 20 Years On

September 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment

By Róisín Chapman Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum last week ahead of the 20th Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Minister Coveney paid his respects to the 2,977 people who lost their lives in the various attacks by laying a wreath at the ‘Survivor tree’, a lone pear tree discovered in the rubble and placed … [Read more...] about Honoring 9/11: The Irish Pay Tribute 20 Years On

A Win For Heroes

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Photographer Peter Foley spent months documenting the aftermath of 9/11.

9/11 Bill Passes the Senate. New Yorkers were sweating through a brutal heat wave at the end of July this year when grim news began circulating, from Briggs Avenue in the Bronx and East 111th Street in Harlem to the quieter suburbs of Westchester County and the historically Irish enclaves in Long Island and the New York City boroughs, where generations of New York City cops, … [Read more...] about A Win For Heroes

Pete Hayden Named New FDNY Chief

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Pete Hayden, a career veteran, was named Chief of the Fire Department of New York City by Mayor Bloomberg in July. Hayden, who has been with the FDNY for 35 years, was one of the principal officers in charge on September 11. An early decision he made to move the command post out of the North Tower saved many lives. Hayden, whose parents are from Mayo and Kildare, grew up in … [Read more...] about Pete Hayden Named New FDNY Chief

Rescue Me Star Donates Command Center to FDNY

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

Denis Leary, who stars as a firefighter in the new TV series Rescue Me (Fox Network), is more than just an actor playing a role, he takes his commitment to public safety seriously. In 2000, the actor founded The Leary Firefighter Foundation in response to the Worcester, Massachusetts fire tragedy, which took the life of his cousin, a childhood friend, and four other … [Read more...] about Rescue Me Star Donates Command Center to FDNY

9/11 Memorial Planned for Irish Catskills

By Jennifer Johannessen, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

After losing Michael, his firefighter son, on September 11, 2001, Jack Lynch felt a responsibility to ensure that the day's events be remembered appropriately. An executive board member on the Coalition of 9/11 Families, Lynch is helping to establish a 9/11 memorial planned for construction in East Durham, about 140 miles north of New York City. Plans call for the memorial to … [Read more...] about 9/11 Memorial Planned for Irish Catskills

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Today in History

July 5, 1896

Bill Doolin, famous western outlaw of Irish descent, escaped from jail on this day in 1896. Born in Arkansas, Doolin went west and worked several jobs as a cowboy on Oklahoma ranches. He eventually became a member of the Dalton gang, who attempted several robberies. In 1892, Doolin formed his own gang called the Wild Bunch, which became the most infamous outlaw group of the west at that time. Doolin was eventually shot and killed by U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas.

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