Hi there, On the page:https://www.irishfamine.ie/commemorating-the-famine/ in the row for 2008 could you remove the image of Eamon O'Cuiv in front of the Status please? If you click to view the 2025 Famine Commemoration a Mimecast page with a UK address comes up- even when I tried on my personal mobile- could you advise? Thanks very much, Muirne
Patrick O’Donovan T.D., Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee announced that the 2026 National Famine Commemoration will take place in Portumna, Co. Galway in May 2026. Next year’s event will take place at the Irish Workhouse Centre, located within the historic Portumna Workhouse complex, one of the most complete workhouse sites still in existence in Ireland. This is the first time the State Commemoration has taken place in County Galway. As in...
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has today announced that the 2025 International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine will take place in Gaelic Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA in November 2025. In collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Consulate General of Ireland in Chicago, and the host community, the commemoration will take place on Sunday 2 November 2025 at Gaelic Park — the site...
On Saturday 17th May, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan hosted the 2025 National Famine Commemoration in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. The formal State ceremony which was presided over by President Michael D. Higgins, also featured his final National Famine Commemoration keynote address in this role. The event, which took place in Limerick for the first time, also included military honours and addresses from the Mayor of Limerick, John Moran and Minister O’Donovan. The President, the Minister...
An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD, officiated at the National Famine Commemoration in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford on Sunday 19th May alongside Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD. The formal State ceremony featured a keynote address by the Taoiseach, as well as military honours and a wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of all those who died during the Famine. Minister Martin also addressed the event. In addition to the Taoiseach, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luis Mariano...
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...
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...
Catherine Martin, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee has announced that this year's National Famine Commemoration will take place on Sunday 21 May 2023 in Milford, Co. Donegal. This is the third time the State Commemoration has taken place in Ulster. The public ceremony, which will be broadcast on the RTÉ News Now channel, will provide an opportunity for the people of Donegal to honour the suffering and loss...
