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SEAN COLLIER WAS just 26 when he was gunned down by Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in 2013.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) police officer was sitting in a car on the university campus three days after the terrorist attack when he was shot and killed in an ambush by Tsarnaev and his brother.
But a new tribute to him focuses on his life rather than brutal death.
The memorial, designed by Waterford engraver Sean Egan, consists of four crystal panels featuring etchings of Collier, his badge and number, the MIT dome, and a flag and eagle.
Egan was chosen to create the piece by Ralph and Rose Ingegneri of the 2013 Boston Marathon tribute memorial group.
The couple were visiting Ireland to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary when they first met the Waterford City-based artist.
Egan worked with the group – which raises funds to honour victims of the bombing – to choose symbols that he felt would best represent Collier’s life.
“My hope is that this piece is truly representative of Officer Collier and symbolises his courage and bravery,” he said.
If I can help tell his story through the art of glass, I feel I will have done the man justice.
The memorial will be presented to Collier’s colleagues at MIT on 15 April before being put on display at the campus police station.
Now, Egan is working on another crystal sculpture to commemorate Martin Richard, Lu Lingzi and Krystal Campbell, who were eight, 23 and 29 respectively when they were killed in the Boston attack.
His previous work include commemorate sculptures for the victims of 9/11 and the “gathering bowl” presented by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to US President Barack Obama on St Patrick’s Day in 2013.
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The winter vomiting bug (norovirus) had been around for some time now. What I cannot understand is Joe public visiting hospitals despite requests not to. Next of kin of course must visit. I’ve seen so much recently of aquatinted people and neighbors …. we can only stop infection by following requests of medical experts.
You get people going to A&E that really don’t need to be there.. the minor injuries clinic will sort you out for things like sprains, stitches, and minor fractures. A&E should be for medical emergencies like serious fractures, head injuries, spinal injuries, cardiac and respiratory problems. If you go to A&E with the sniffles or a minor injury, you are part of the problem in the Irish Health Service. If it’s serious enough, you’ll be referred from your GP or the minor injury clinic or the swift care clinics. They may even get you a spin in an ambulance.
@David: It’s not always practical. Minor injury clinics don’t operate 24/7. The one in Smithfield for example is 8-6 excluding weekends and bank holidays.
Go to the equivalent of SouthDoc then. Get your referral letter, if required, it’ll save you money as you won’t pay the A&E fee, provide reassurance and free up space in the A&E. Most doctors can put a few stitches in… it comes down to common sense. There are an awful lot of hypochondriacs in Ireland.
@David: The problem with crowding is the numbers who require admission and patient flow which is at a standstill. It’s all well and good telling people to first go to their GP, but high acuity patients need to go directly to an A&E. Minor injury units need to operate 24/7. GP’s should have direct access to diagnostics which again should be open 7/7. Triage should also be able to redirect inappropriate attendees back to GP’s.
Another thing that’s strange is people turning up to A&E with not medical issues. Do they not realise theres a out of hours doctor facility Care Doc or South Doc that are more than capable another thing I don’t get is people queuing at a doctor surgery coz they’ve a cough or cold.
Their GPs are still on holiday. If they attend Southdoc they must pay for the service. By going to the CUH they produce their medical card and get it for free and then ring their local radio station complaining about having to wait 8 hours in A&E.
Southdoc don’t charge if the patient has a medical card.
People who require a certificate for work because they have a heavy cold will have to get it from someone. I don’t see the issue with them queuing too get it from their doctor.
Anthony
Most doctors were open 28-30 December plus the car doc deals with any problems put of hours.
Charge everyone the a an e charge. If it is a real emergency you will get admitted and therefore no charge for a and e. Other than that see a GP and let them refer you to a and e if deemed necessary. Medical card holders can see out of hours doc for free but many go straight to a and e as that is free too.
Get well soon, all of ye.
To avoid €100 fee you need a gp letter or a medical card. Seems strange.Ambulance cases or gp referrals only.
Gosh! sick people over the Christmas / winter period, that’s something we’ve never seen before
no mention of the skeleton crews running the hospital last week…
yes yes I know someone will say that Hospital staff are entitled to holidays too, of course they are but not all at the same time
Have seen first hand the volume of patients presenting to an A&e in Cork over the Christmas period. It’s not a case of Skelton staff, in fact there were staff including doctors drafted in from other areas of the hospital to assist with the influx of patients. The doctors and nurses I have met were nothing short of excellent and have given the very best of care to all in the A&E.
No one should be allowed into hospital with the flu unless they’ve been vaccinated. Ditto other preventable diseases. Anyone pissed should be heavily fined.
Awful awful hospital. And shite doctors who will discharge patients without even interacting with them and telling them what’s wrong. Great nurses though.
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