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President Higgins tells famine commemoration that Ireland has 'moral duty' to those seeking asylum
News 1 year ago

President Higgins tells famine commemoration that Ireland has 'moral duty' to those seeking asylum

By: Gerard Donaghy

Schools to observe a minute of silence on Friday for annual National Famine Commemoration Day
News 2 years ago

Schools to observe a minute of silence on Friday for annual National Famine Commemoration Day

By: Connell McHugh

Charity slams 'display of hatred' as video shows Rangers fans singing Famine Song
News 3 years ago

Charity slams 'display of hatred' as video shows Rangers fans singing Famine Song

By: Gerard Donaghy

English journalist bizarrely lists 'Irish Famine' as reason Joe Biden and Boris Johnson will get on with each other
News 3 years ago

English journalist bizarrely lists 'Irish Famine' as reason Joe Biden and Boris Johnson will get on with each other

By: Harry Brent

Liam Neeson to narrate two-part documentary marking 175th anniversary of Irish famine
News 3 years ago

Liam Neeson to narrate two-part documentary marking 175th anniversary of Irish famine

By: Jack Beresford

Irish American group commemorates 175th anniversary of first report of Ireland’s potato blight
News 4 years ago

Irish American group commemorates 175th anniversary of first report of Ireland’s potato blight

By: Jack Beresford

Irish Famine should be taught alongside Holocaust in US schools says Irish American academic
News 5 years ago

Irish Famine should be taught alongside Holocaust in US schools says Irish American academic

By: Harry Brent

Ireland's population now at highest level since Great Famine
News 5 years ago

Ireland's population now at highest level since Great Famine

By: Harry Brent

Irish prison mugshots from over 150 years ago provide haunting insight into life after Famine
News 5 years ago

Irish prison mugshots from over 150 years ago provide haunting insight into life after Famine

By: Aidan Lonergan

The memory of 850 Irish Famine victims who were buried in a mass grave in Boston finally honoured
News 5 years ago

The memory of 850 Irish Famine victims who were buried in a mass grave in Boston finally honoured

By: Harry Brent

Conservative MP tells the BBC 'the Irish really should know their place' over Brexit
News 5 years ago

Conservative MP tells the BBC 'the Irish really should know their place' over Brexit

By: Jack Beresford

Police investigate after Irish Famine memorial in US is targeted TWICE by vandals
News 6 years ago

Police investigate after Irish Famine memorial in US is targeted TWICE by vandals

By: Gerard Donaghy

Memorial to victims of Ireland's Great Famine is unveiled in Glasgow
News 6 years ago

Memorial to victims of Ireland's Great Famine is unveiled in Glasgow

By: Gerard Donaghy

Celtic to wear Irish Famine symbol on their Hoops to commemorate the Great Hunger
News 7 years ago

Celtic to wear Irish Famine symbol on their Hoops to commemorate the Great Hunger

By: Aidan Lonergan

Obama compares treatment of today's immigrants to the Irish during the Famine
News 7 years ago

Obama compares treatment of today's immigrants to the Irish during the Famine

By: Aidan Lonergan