President McAleese makes special address
President Mary McAleese has made a special address to the Irish population as the country mourns the thousands of people who died in Tuesday’s attacks on the United States.
Mrs McAleese said that today’s national day of mourning is a chance for Ireland to show its solidarity with the US.
So far, three Irish people have been confirmed dead. They are Dubliner Patrick Currivan, Cork woman Ruth McCourt and her four-year-old daughter Julianna.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has said more than 10 Irish people may have been killed.
35-year-old Ann-Marie McHugh, from Co Galway, 53-year-old Martin Coughlan, from Co Tipperary and 35-year-old Kieran Gorman, from Co Sligo, are all feared to be among the dead.
