The Irish Times

California passes balcony inspections law in response to Berkeley tragedy

Governor signs Bill that requires external decks to be examined by January 2025

Tue Sept 18 2018 - 20:04

Formidable corporate adversaries pay out in latest Berkeley settlements

Resolved legal actions mean a trial will be less likely over 2015 balcony collapse tragedy

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 03:00

Berkeley balcony collapse relatives settle cases against firms

Apartments owner Blackrock and manager Greystar pay multimillion euro settlements

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 23:39

Families of Berkeley balcony collapse reach $20m partial settlement

Legal action against owner of apartment block and property’s manager set to continue

Sat May 06 2017 - 00:01

Partial settlement reached in Berkeley balcony legal actions

Substantial payments to be paid to seven survivors and relatives of six deceased

Fri May 05 2017 - 17:02

Berkeley balcony group to push forward reforms

Committee aims to change the Californian building code to prevent future collapses

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 21:43

Berkeley balcony collapse: Firm ‘disregarded building plans’

Segue Construction faces scrutiny in US as other cities asked to examine buildings

Fri Dec 02 2016 - 20:00

California passes new construction law after Berkeley tragedy

‘We must stand united’ against rogue builders, says mother of balcony collapse victim

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 17:39

Berkeley victims ‘may have contributed’ to balcony collapse

US firm denies liability and claims students killed may have had some responsibility

Mon Apr 04 2016 - 01:00

Berkeley balcony collapse: No criminal charges to be brought

‘Insufficient evidence’ to bring manslaughter charges over tragedy, says US district attorney

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 20:56

Berkeley parents file US lawsuits over balcony collapse

Parents of all students killed and injured in collapse take cases against 35 defendants

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 07:51

President thanks San José mayor for care for Berkeley survivors

Michael D Higgins says generosity ‘really moved everyone in Ireland very deeply’

Wed Oct 28 2015 - 06:47

Berkeley collapse: Balcony test to determine if crime committed

Tests conducted to discover source of water damage that led to deaths of six students

Thu Oct 08 2015 - 20:37

Berkeley collapse: Injured student Niall Murray flies home

Hannah Waters, only balcony survivor still in hospital in California, due back next week

Wed Sept 16 2015 - 21:36

Woman injured in Berkeley balcony collapse returns home

Aoife Beary had been treated in California hospital after tragedy that killed six

Wed Sept 09 2015 - 20:32

Berkeley survivor Clodagh Cogley hopes to leave care soon

Clodagh Cogley returned to Dublin after six weeks of treatment in California

Sun Aug 16 2015 - 10:40

Berkeley students: Clodagh Cogley arrives back in Dublin

Trinity student suffered extensive damage to her ribs, lungs and spine in balcony collapse

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 00:59

Life after Berkeley: ‘The road to recovery is far from straight’

Clodagh Cogley, one of the seven students injured in the Berkeley balcony collapse in June, returned to Ireland on Friday. It’s a moment of progress in six weeks of trauma for the survivors and their families

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 00:30

California hospital starts road to recovery for Berkeley injured

Families grateful for overwhelming support speak of ups and downs in students’ recovery

Mon Jul 27 2015 - 08:56

Students host fundraiser at the Academy for Berkeley survivors

Hundreds attend event hosted by Nicky Byrne for families of injured balcony victims

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 21:30

Manchester United honour Irish students killed in Berkeley

Bastian Schweinsteiger posed with a photograph of Dublin student Niccolai Schuster

Wed Jul 22 2015 - 07:42

Tribute for Berkeley victims at Man Utd match in California

Minute’s silence to take place before Premier League side plays San Jose Earthquakes

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 09:32

Families meet Berkeley emergency responders at vigil

Second injured student Jack Halpin returns home as victims remembered in California

Mon Jul 20 2015 - 09:43

Berkeley victims will be a beacon for J1 students, says priest

‘They will loom large in all our lives,’ Fr McBride says at US month’s mind mass

Fri Jul 17 2015 - 18:53

Two of Berkeley injured due to return home within a week

Students who died to be remembered at month’s mind vigil and mass in San Francisco

Thu Jul 16 2015 - 08:42

Berkeley survivor Aoife Beary wakes from coma

Survivor of balcony collapse begins to communicate with family and medics

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 09:25

Berkeley injured making ‘tremendous’ progress

Six Dublin students still being treated in California following fatal balcony collapse

Tue Jul 07 2015 - 01:00

Berkeley: third investigation opened into balcony collapse

California licencing panel to use team of experts to examine quality of building work

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 15:35

Second student injured in Berkeley fall released from hospital

J-1 student among seven injured in balcony collapse unable to fly home immediately

Thu Jun 25 2015 - 07:33

Fifth Berkeley victim makes final journey home to Ireland

Olivia Burke (21) left San Francisco on flight with more than a dozen family members

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00

Berkeley: Irish victims remembered at US Mass

Ceremony also pays tribute to those who were shot dead at South Carolina church

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 21:49

Berkeley: Families praise ‘faultless’ actions of students

Relatives of Eoghan Culligan, Lorcán Miller, Niccolai Schuster and Eimear Walsh return to Dublin

Sun Jun 21 2015 - 01:51

Two students still critical as parents arrive in Berkeley

McAleese protests to New York Times over report referring to ‘drunken partying’

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 09:07

Berkeley tragedy: Crisis centre offers help to victims’ friends

Priest from Irish Immigration Pastoral Centre tells of efforts to comfort students

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00