A new law to make America's construction industry more transparent is a step closer today - after passing a vital committee stage.

The Berkeley balcony collapse could have been prevented by better building laws according to one of the survivors.

A 22-year-old Dubliner who survived the balcony collapse in Berkeley, California, last summer has told a public hearing in Sacramento that it changed her life forever.

The US ambassador to Ireland has said the memory lives on of six students who died in a balcony collapse while on working holidays last summer.

Companies that worked on construction of the apartment in the US where six students died last year risk losing their licence for failing to follow industry guidelines.

THE decision by the California District Attorney investigating last summer’s Berkeley tragedy not to bring any criminal charges in connection with it will come as a huge disappointment to the families of the six young people who died in the balcony collapse, among them five Irish students.

More than 400 balconies in Berkeley, California are in need of corrective work, according to a report on the city’s buildings that was commissioned following the deaths of six Irish students last June.

A report on the inspection of thousands of buildings in Berkeley is to be published in the next fortnight, following the balcony collapse that claimed the lives of six Irish students in the Californian city last summer.

Preliminary civil legal proceedings following the Berkeley balcony collapse are due to commence in Oakland, California, on Monday.

Some of the Irish students who witnessed the Berkeley balcony collapse are suing the owner, builder and manager of the building for emotional distress.

A survivor of the Berkeley balcony collapse which claimed the lives of six friends in the US has returned to her studies.

The families of five Irish students killed when a California balcony collapsed have filed lawsuits over the incident.

The prosecutor leading the investigation into the Berkeley balcony collapse has said testing of materials used in the construction of the faulty structure is continuing.

President Michael D Higgins travelled to California to honour the victims of a balcony collapse that killed six college students and injured several others.

Today President Michael D Higgins will plant a tree in Berkeley in memory of the six Irish students who died there in June.

President Michael D Higgins will visit San Francisco to meet representatives of the arts and cultural community today.

The final survivor of the Berkeley balcony collapse is officially on her way home to Ireland, it has been confirmed.

One of the Irish students injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse yesterday marked three months since the tragedy by remembering her friends who died in the incident.

An Irish college student injured in a balcony collapse in Berkeley, California, has said that he felt guilty he lived when six other young people died.

The families of students injured in the Berkeley tragedy in California are fighting constant battles with insurance companies to ensure the young victims get the best care as they continue their recoveries.

Aoife Beary, one of the survivors of the Berkeley balcony collapse, has made significant improvements in her recovery. She has just been moved to a new facility so she can start her rehabilitation.

Friends and supporters of Berkeley victim Aoife Beary are holding a fundraising event at Donnybrook Stadium in Dublin today.

Irish rugby stars past and present will line out this Saturday in support of Berkeley balcony collapse victim Aoife Beary.

Nearly €400,000 has been donated to a fund providing assistance to families of students killed or injured in the Berkeley tragedy.

Berkeley City Council in California has approved stricter rules on building regulations in the wake of last month’s balcony collapse that killed six Irish students and injured seven others.

The city of Berkeley, California, has approved new building standards in the aftermath of a balcony collapse that left six people dead.

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The family of Clodagh Cogley, one of the survivors of the Berkeley balcony tragedy, has thanked people for their support as she recovers from horrendous injuries.

The Academy in Dublin is to host a fundraising event for the survivors of the Berkeley tragedy in California.

A fitting tribute by all involved.

The owners and others responsible for the the building in Berkeley, California, where six Irish students died could face manslaughter charges, the local District Attorney indicated yesterday.

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A criminal investigation into the collapse of the balcony in Berkeley, California, that claimed the lives of six Irish students may already be compromised, according to an engineering expert.

Clodagh Cogley, one of the survivors of the Berkeley balcony collapse, has received an outpouring of public support following her inspiring words about the tragedy which killed six students, injured seven, and left her unable to walk.

Prosecutors said today they have opened a criminal investigation into the fatal California balcony collapse that could lead to involuntary manslaughter charges.

Prosecutors in the San Francisco Bay Area have said they will lead a criminal investigation into the Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six Irish college students.

The funeral of Lorcán Miller has heard he was an extrovert who loved life and was a natural leader.

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US activist Erin Brockovich has offered her assistance to the victims of last week’s balcony collapse in Berkeley and their families.

Niccolai Schuster’s brother Alexei broke down yesterday as he told mourners at the funeral how he felt split in two at the loss. The pair were inseparable, he said.

Niccolai Schuster’s father John has appealed for investigators to “leave no stone unturned” in their quest to prove the cause of the Berkeley balcony collapse.

A student who was seriously injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse has written on social media about her recovery post-fall, and has said that she intends to live the ‘happiest and most fulfilling life possible.”

Niccolai Schuster’s brother Alexei broke down as he told mourners at the funeral how he felt split in two at the loss.