Great Famine

Echoes of the Great Famine in today’s refugee crisis
Comment 4 weeks ago

Echoes of the Great Famine in today’s refugee crisis

By: Declan McSweeney

President Higgins tells famine commemoration that Ireland has 'moral duty' to those seeking asylum
News 4 months ago

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

By: Gerard Donaghy

How The Great Irish Famine brought Halloween to America
Heritage 11 months ago

How The Great Irish Famine brought Halloween to America

By: Irish Post

Abraham Lincoln donated money to Ireland during the Great Famine
Life & Style 1 year ago

Abraham Lincoln donated money to Ireland during the Great Famine

By: Irish Post

Schools to observe a minute of silence on Friday for annual National Famine Commemoration Day
News 1 year ago

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

By: Connell McHugh

Meet the Native American tribe who selflessly sent money to Ireland during the Great Famine
Life & Style 2 years ago

Meet the Native American tribe who selflessly sent money to Ireland during the Great Famine

By: Harry Brent

Charity slams 'display of hatred' as video shows Rangers fans singing Famine Song
News 2 years ago

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

By: Gerard Donaghy

On This Day in 1997: Prime Minister Tony Blair 'apologises on behalf of Britain' for Irish Potato Famine
Irish History 2 years ago

On This Day in 1997: Prime Minister Tony Blair 'apologises on behalf of Britain' for Irish Potato Famine

By: Harry Brent

English journalist bizarrely lists 'Irish Famine' as reason Joe Biden and Boris Johnson will get on with each other
News 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 years ago

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

By: Harry Brent

Where does the term 'Luck of the Irish' originate from?
Life & Style 3 years ago

Where does the term 'Luck of the Irish' originate from?

By: Harry Brent

Ireland's population now at highest level since Great Famine
News 4 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 4 years ago

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

By: Aidan Lonergan