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University town a summer magnet for J-1 students
“From the minute I arrived in Berkeley as an exchange student from Trinity College Dublin in 2012 I could feel the Irish legacy in the city, with many students taking advantage of the cheaper rents and...
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Minister to travel to Berkeley to show support
“Minister for Diaspora Jimmy Deenihan will go to the United States ‘as a show of solidarity’ on behalf of the Government, following the deaths of six students in Berkeley, California …” (more) [RTÉ...
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New York Times reviews article on Berkeley deaths
“The New York Times is examining its coverage of the Berkeley balcony tragedy after an article published by the paper caused widespread offence in Ireland …” (more) [Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times, 17 June]
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Irish Ambassador defends J1 students in critical letter to NY Times
“The Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson has written a public letter to the New York Times, criticising their article about the Berkeley tragedy as insensitive and inaccurate. The article insinuated that...
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Books of condolences opened nationwide for Berkeley dead
“A minute’s silence will be observed during conferring ceremonies at University College Dublin (UCD) in memory of three of its students who died in the Berkeley balcony collapse …” (more) [Ronan...
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Balcony was just ‘design feature’ in flats complex
“The balcony which collapsed causing the deaths of six Irish students was only originally included in the San Francisco building design as a decorative feature …” (more) [Ralph Riegel, Independent, 18...
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New York Times article a fantastic distortion of J-1s
“Anybody who has written a news story will know that one is required to get the substance into the opening sentence. The writers of the New York Times piece on the Irish J1 student work visa program do...
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Journalist is ‘saddened’ to be associated with New York Times article
“A former Dublin City University lecturer who contributed to the controversial New York Times story on the death of six students in Berkeley has said that he did not see the article before its...
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Berkeley tragedy: Balcony builder may face charges
“Berkeley mayor Tom Bates has not ruled out making a criminal complaint to the county prosecutor if investigators find shoddy workmanship caused the apartment balcony collapse in which six Irish...
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UCD to hold memorial service for Berkeley victims
“UCD is to hold a memorial service, in honour of those who died and were injured in Berkeley, later today …” (more) [BreakingNews.ie, 19 June]
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Hundreds attend UCD service for those killed in Berkeley
“Hundreds of people have attended a special Memorial service in UCD for the six Irish students who died in Berkeley. UCD students, friends of those who died in Berkeley, family members, staff and...
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Bodies of Berkeley victims to be flown home
“A joint funeral mass will be held in California today for two of the six students killed when an apartment balcony collapsed in Berkeley on Monday night …” (more) [RTÉ News, 20 June]
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Berkeley tragedy: Building was twice in breach of regulations
“The Berkeley balcony collapse was one in an ‘alarming’ series of similar incidents in the San Francisco area, a lawyer who has represented victims in other cases has said …” (more) [Caroline...
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Injured students face lengthy wait ahead of return home for treatment
“A key issue facing the families of those injured in the Berkeley tragedy is when they can be flown back to Ireland to continue their treatment. However, the seven students face a ‘long road to...
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Berkeley tragedy: Over $300,000 raised for family and friends
“More than $300,000 (€264,500) has been donated to a fund providing assistance to families of students killed and others directly affected by the Berkeley tragedy in California …” (more) [Sorcha...
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Berkeley tragedy: Injured survivors ‘will not be returning to Ireland soon’
“The seven Irish students who survived a balcony collapse in the college town of Berkeley, California, remain in hospital in varying states of recovery nearly a week later …” (more) [Independent, 22...
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Berkeley tragedy
“Sir, – This week, as the families of the six students lay their children to rest, we are once again struck by the genuine grief and sympathy expressed not just within their home parishes, schools and...
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Second student injured in Berkeley fall released from hospital
“A second Irish student who was among the seven injured in last week’s balcony collapse in Berkeley, California that killed six others has been released from hospital. The student and his family are...
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Lawyers for parents of Berkeley victim present claims
“American lawyers for the parents of one of the six students killed in the Berkeley balcony collapse have presented evidence to the local district attorney which, they claim, shows a litany of ignored...
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Berkeley: Students thought sloped balcony was intentional
“Legal papers show two students at a party in Berkeley last week say they saw a balcony sloping unusually before it collapsed, killing six Irish students. However, they initially believed the slope may...
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