9/11 firefighters to visit Ireland's unique 'living memorial' in Kinsale

Contingent of Irish American New York city fire department serving members coming to Ringfinnan Garden of Remembrance

The FDNY Emerald Society, founded by Irish-born and Irish-American members of the New York City Fire Department (NYCFD), will visit the Ringfinnan Garden of Remembrance in Kinsale, Cork, for a special remembrance ceremony. Picture: Andy Gibson.

A contingent of Irish American New York city firefighters, some of whom responded to the 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, are set to visit Ireland’s unique 9/11 ‘living memorial’ next week.

The FDNY Emerald Society, founded by Irish-born and Irish-American members of the New York City Fire Department (NYCFD), will visit the Ringfinnan Garden of Remembrance in Kinsale, Cork, for a special remembrance ceremony ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the deadly attacks which saw suicide attackers seize two passenger jets and crash them into the landmark World Trade Center skyscrapers, killing just over 2,600 people.