'I will never visit Ground Zero' - 25 years on, Culleens man remembers nightmare of 911 attacks

'I will never visit Ground Zero' - 25 years on, Culleens man remembers nightmare of 911 attacks

Author: OceanFM Ireland September 10, 2026 Duration: 12:56

25 years ago, Desmond Beglin rang the newsroom of North West Radio, as he watched the horror of the 9/11 attack on New York unfold before his very eyes. On the anniversary of the atrocity, the native of Culleens recalls that momentous day in world history and the impact it had on New Yorkers and the Irish community there

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