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September 11

Congressman Joseph Crowley:
Fighting for Safety

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Joseph Crowley has been the Representative for the Queens and Bronx-based 7th Congressional District since November 1998. In 2000, he was reelected with 71 percent of the vote. In Washington, the hardworking Crowley serves on the Committee of Financial Services, Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Securities, and the Subcommittee on … [Read more...] about Congressman Joseph Crowley:
Fighting for Safety

Denis Leary Honors New York’s Heroes

By Jill Fergus, Contributor
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

It's an unseasonably balmy October night a little ever a month since the tragedy of September 11 and a well-heeled crowd has gathered at the trendy Park restaurant in Manhattan for a benefit organized by Denis Leary's Firefighter's Foundation to raise money for the families of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on that terrible day. To the backdrop of Celtic tunes … [Read more...] about Denis Leary Honors New York’s Heroes

Firefighters Honored
by Dublin Counterparts

By Emer Mullins, Contributor
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Fire fighter Sean Cummins from Dublin, who works out of Squad One in Brooklyn, New York, narrowly escaped death in the Twin Towers disaster on September 11. He was scheduled to work that day, and had traded time off with a colleague because he wanted to drop his mother, Marie, to the airport. She was returning to Ireland after visiting her son, his wife, Maureen, and their … [Read more...] about Firefighters Honored
by Dublin Counterparts

Dublin Mayor
Launches NYC Campaign

By Mairead Carey, Contributor
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Dublin's Lord Mayor Michael Mulcahy has launched a campaign called "Shoulder to Shoulder" in solidarity with the people of New York. The "civic solidarity campaign" will see plaques erected at Dublin fire and garda stations in memory of those who died in the September 11 attacks. It is also hoped that at least 100 firefighters and police who were injured or traumatized by the … [Read more...] about Dublin Mayor
Launches NYC Campaign

The Last Word

By John Fay, Contributor
February / March 2002

February 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Why it's hard to be an American in Ireland. Dublin, September 11: Heading home from work, shocked by what I'd seen in the previous few hours, I wondered if people on the train felt the same as I did. Were they horrified? Were they feeling sick? Were they in shock? A group of schoolboys, loud with nervous excitement, talked about what they'd seen. But, for the most part, there … [Read more...] about The Last Word

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