Grant for New York Irish groups

New York - A special grant of $300,000 to assist Irish emigrant groups dealing with the consequences of the World Trade Centre…

New York - A special grant of $300,000 to assist Irish emigrant groups dealing with the consequences of the World Trade Centre attack has been announced in New York by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, reports Deaglβn de BrΘad·n.

Mr Cowen said the allocation was "an acknowledgment by the Irish Government of the extra caseload" arising out of the disaster in which as many as 20 Irish nationals may have lost their lives.

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