A dramatic video shows the moment an off-duty firefighter came to the rescue of Boston bombing victim Jane Richard, 7.

More than 4,000 representatives of 70,000 nurses, Gardai (police), firefighters and prison officers have signaled that emergency personnel are prepared to take industrial action to protect their pay.

The 2013 Aisling Irish Center Bachelor of the Year title was bestowed upon Brian Downey who was sponsored by Kelly Ryan’s Bar and Grill in Riverdale. Downey, a ruggedly handsome firefighter from the Bronx, was thrilled with the honor as he accepted the title. Ryan Logue was runner up and Brian McCarthy most entertaining.

A fire at an abandoned warehouse in Kensington, Philadelphia has claimed the lives of two Irish American firefighters.

An Irish American firefighter made a daring recovery on his way to work Tuesday, when he pulled  a disorientated woman from the Hudson River and still made it to work on time for his 9am shift.

Marty Murphy began his Tuesday morning commute at 6 a.m. He sat on the LIRR, bound for Penn Station, nervous about what lay ahead. The 54-year-old father wasn’t on his way to work. Rather, he was on his way to look for work.

In the ten years since the attacks on September 11, 2001, memorials both big and small have been built throughout the United States and across the globe. The most immediate ones were impromptu – garlands draped on a parked car it became clear no one would claim, notes and photographs taped to fences and walls around New York City, candles placed outside of Ladder Company fire houses.

Michael Lynch
Laying the foundation for peace

Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has honored a World Trade Center hero with the first Certificate of Irish Heritage.

A New York fireman made a young teenage cancer sufferer’s day when he dropped in to see her in an isolation ward at a Dublin Children’s Hospital.

In commemoration of September 11’s first recorded victim, Franciscan priest Father Mychal Judge, St. Bonaventure University (SBU) in upstate New York is in the first phase of establishing the Father Mychal Judge Center for Irish Exchange and Understanding.

A Master engraver with Waterford Crystal has described his commission to design and sculpt a tribute to 16 survivors of 9/11 as an honor.

Listen to Niall O'Dowd speak about "Threats of attacks on 9/11 anniversary" on RTE's "Morning Ireland"

Listen to Niall O'Dowd speak about "Threats of attacks on 9/11 anniversary" on RTE's "Morning Ireland"

Listen to Niall O'Dowd speak about "Threats of attacks on 9/11 anniversary" on RTE's "Morning Ireland"

The remains of Sligo man Kieran Gorman were found on March 19, 2002, ending an agonizing six-month wait for his family and friends.

Listen to Niall O'Dowd speak about "Threats of attacks on 9/11 anniversary" on RTE's "Morning Ireland"