A special ceremony took place on Saturday in California.
The six students – Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Lorcán Miller, Niccolai Schuster and Eimear Walsh from Dublin, and Ashley Donohoe from California – were remembered in the U.S. this weekend, with the unveiling of a memorial in their honour.
The families of the students were present for the unveiling, which took place close to where the balcony collapsed in June 2015.
Honoured to be part of plaque unveiling for the Berkeley balcony collapse victims. The continued solidarity of this community is inspiring pic.twitter.com/ew0vkXDVEJ
— Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco (@IrelandinSF) July 21, 2018
The Irish Ambassador for the U.S., Daniel Mulhall, made the following statement:
“The Berkeley balcony collapse of June 2015 was a terrible tragedy and one which had an enormous effect on Ireland. The depth of grief, shock and sorrow was immense – six young lives so tragically and prematurely ended and serious injury inflicted on so many.
“I would like to pay tribute to the first responders, medical staff and our wonderful Irish community who provided such fulsome support for everyone affected, especially the young people and the families directly involved.”
Amb @DanMulhall:”The Berkeley balcony collapse of June 2015 was a terrible tragedy and one which had an enormous effect on Ireland. The depth of grief, shock and sorrow was immense – six young lives so tragically and prematurely ended and serious injury inflicted on so many.” 1/2 pic.twitter.com/LBvXngomlV
— Embassy of Ireland, USA (@IrelandEmbUSA) July 21, 2018
Amb @DanMulhall:”I would like to pay tribute to the first responders, medical staff and our wonderful Irish community who provided such fulsome support for everyone affected, especially the young people and the families directly involved”. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/VTE37noRgF
— Embassy of Ireland, USA (@IrelandEmbUSA) July 21, 2018
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