The Green, Edgeworthstown Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee has today 1 March 2024 announced that this year's National Famine Commemoration will take place in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford on Sunday 19th May 2024. The public ceremony, which will be broadcast on the RTÉ News Now channel, will provide an opportunity for the people of Longford and surrounding counties to honour the memory of those who perished...

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The President, Michael D. Higgins, officiated at the 2023 National Famine Commemoration in Milford, Co. Donegal which took place on Sunday 21st May. The government were represented by Jack Chambers, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, and Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The formal State ceremony featured a keynote address by President Higgins, and included military honours and a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of all those who died during the Famine. Minister Chambers also addressed...

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