Famine Memorial News Today

A new outdoor Amphitheatre in Skibbereen and an upgraded walkway in Clonakilty have been officially opened to the public.

Refugees are not a burden, and should not be scapegoated for a myriad of problems that are not of their making. They are people fleeing for their lives and seeking safety and opportunity, just like the famine Irish did. Their rights as displaced people and people seeking asylum need to be protected, and we need to do better at welcoming them.

Mayo County Council’s Cathaoirleach, Cllr Michael Loftus, led a successful delegation from Mayo to Cleveland last month

The Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr Michael Loftus, and a delegation from Mayo County Council have returned from a successful trip to Cleveland in th...

And a lesser controversy, still also lingering, about the lyrics in the third verse of Raglan Road

Little Black Book, LBB speaks to junior designers Robin Winchester and James Stedmond of F&B Huskies, about their views on creativity and how it felt to be awarded at Cannes

How Irish Famine immigrants changed life in New York and created an everlasting home for Irish-Americans. IrishCentral is currently running a series in partnership with the Irish Heritage Tree on the Irish Famine migration to America.

Bones of Irish children were found 170 years after they died on a “coffin ship” en route to Canada in 1847. Vertebra and jaw bones were identified among the...

Belfast native Patrick Sheehan will be the guest of honor at the dedication ceremony of a new memorial in Providence to honor 10 hunger strikers who died in the spring of 1981.

Laura Trevelyan, a descendant of Sir Charles Trevelyan, discusses whether or not her family would be open to paying reparations for the Irish Famine.