2020 National Famine Commemoration Ceremony 17th May 2020  St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin The 2020 National Famine Commemoration was held at the Edward Delaney monument in St. Stephen’s Green on   Sunday, 17th May. The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D. presided at the ceremony which was conducted in line with current health and safety guidelines and was therefore not open to the public. The ceremony which was intended to take place in Buncrana Co. Donegal has been...

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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSh5Yqxulvo[/embed] The 2019 National Famine Commemoration was held in Sligo on Sunday 19th May. An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D. officiated at the ceremony, accompanied by the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D. The formal State ceremony included military honours and a wreath laying ceremony by Ambassadors to Ireland in remembrance of all those who suffered or perished during the Famine. The community programme for the 2019 event included performances by local musicians from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann...

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President Higgins and Tánaiste Simon Coveney officiated at the annual Famine Commemoration Ceremony at University College Cork President Michael D. Higgins officiated at the 2018 National Famine Commemoration which was held in University College Cork on Saturday 12th May. He was accompanied by An Tánaiste Simon Coveney T.D., representing the Government. Following the ceremony, President Higgins visited An Bothán, a replica of a 4th class dwelling (categorised in the census of 1841 as ‘a single room cabin built of organic...

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National Famine Commemoration Glasnevin 2016 The 2016 National Famine Commemoration took place on Sunday, 11th September at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. The Event was led by President Michael D. Higgins who unveiled a Celtic Cross donated by the Glasnevin Trust to act as a permanent memorial to the victims of the Famine. The text of the President's address is available here. Minister Heather Humphreys T.D. the Chairperson of the National Famine Commemoration Committee thanked the members of the committee for...

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Sunday 13th May, 2012 An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, accompanied by Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht officiated at the 2012 National Famine Commemoration in Drogheda. Speaking of the lasting impact of the famine on Irish society, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. said: “It is that generational memory that supports Irish Aid and all aid agencies, to bring not just food but hope, self-reliance, compassion and dignity across the Developing World. A major priority of Irish...

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