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September 11th

Irish Artist’s Documentary “Rebuilding the World Trade Center” Premiers on History

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
September 11, 2014

September 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

A project eight-years in the making makes its U.S. premier tonight. Northern Irish filmmaker and artist Marcus Robinson’s award winning, mixed media documentary “Rebuilding the World Trade Center” debuts on the History Channel at 6:00 pm Eastern and Pacific. The documentary, which chronicles the construction of One World Trade Center from laying the foundation to the topping of … [Read more...] about Irish Artist’s Documentary “Rebuilding the World Trade Center” Premiers on History

September 11: A Year in Pictures

Photos By Peter Foley, Contributor
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by 3 Comments

Photographer Peter Foley spent many months documenting the aftermath of September 11. His images, though unobtrusive, capture the emotion of the tragedy and offer a glimpse into the lives of those left behind. ♦ … [Read more...] about September 11: A Year in Pictures

Why the Towers Fell

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Dennis Smith, former firefighter and author, talks to Tom Deignan. ℘℘℘ If retired firefighter and best-selling author Dennis Smith had his way, the Twin Towers that once dominated the New York City skyline would be built again. Not in downtown Manhattan, however. Smith believes the towers should have been rebuilt as part of the ongoing investigation into the tragic events of … [Read more...] about Why the Towers Fell

Street Renamed for 9/11 Hero

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Fallen September 11 hero firefighter Michael Brennan had a rare posthumous bestowed on him recently when a street (at 41st and 50th Avenue) in Queens, New York, was renamed "Michael Brennan Way". Michael grew up on the street and his mother, Eileen Walsh still lives there. The ceremony to unveil the new street sign was held on Friday, July 19, and was attended by family, … [Read more...] about Street Renamed for 9/11 Hero

The First Word:
Window on the World

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
August / September 2002

August 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Patricia Harty - Editor-in-Chief.

On July 11, 2001 we gathered at the Windows on the World on top of the World Trade Center for our annual Wall Street 50 bash. The guests, senior members and a smattering of women excepting, were mostly young men in their 30s. I talked to John Ryan Jr. and kidded him about his mother giving him a hard time over the Hawaiian shirt he wore for his bio pic. Ryan and his friends, … [Read more...] about The First Word:
Window on the World

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On this day, Eamon de Valera abolished the Oath of Allegiance, a provisional aspect in the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. This provisional aspect originally required all members of the Irish parliament to take an oath declaring their allegiance to the King. This date also marked when de Valera withheld land annuities from England.

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