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Ireland has a moral duty to those seeking asylum – Higgins

Ireland has a moral duty to honour its commitments to those who seek asylum and refuge, President Michael D Higgins has said. The president was addressing the National Famine Commemoration which took place in Milford, Co Donegal. The ceremony also ...

21 May 2023 at 15:48

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In Pictures: President Higgins commemorates famine at Milford workhouse site

President Michael D Higgins was in Donegal to mark National Famine Commemoration Day at the site of old Milford Workhouse. Photos by NW Newxpix

21 May 2023 at 21:33

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A first for Longford as Edgeworthstown chosen to host 2024 National Famine Commemoration

This year's National Famine Commemoration will take place in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford on Sunday, May 19. The public ceremony, which will be broadcast on the RTÉ News Now channel, will provide an opportunity for the people of Longford and ...

01 Mar 2024 at 17:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Defence Forces get on their bikes in Donegal for National Famine Commemoration

As preparations intensify for Sunday’s National Famine Commemoration in Milford, a fleet of Irish Defence Forces motorbikes zoomed into Donegal on Friday. Twenty five of the Defence Forces’ Honda NC750X bikes arrived at the Radisson Blu ...

20 May 2023 at 11:33

Letterkenny/Milford

Celtic FC to honour National Famine Commemoration Day hosted in Milford

Celtic FC will wear a logo to National Famine Commemoration Day, which is taking place in Milford on Sunday. A statement from Celtic said: To once again recognise the tragedy of The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mór), Celtic will once again ...

19 May 2023 at 17:33

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National An Gorta Mór Commemoration

This year’s National Famine Commemoration will take place in Milford in County Donegal. The event will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023. This is the third time the State Commemoration has taken place in Ulster. The public ceremony, ...

23 Feb 2023 at 15:33

Local News

National Famine Commemoration takes place in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford and you can watch it live on RTÉ news channel

An Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD, is today (Sunday 19 May) officiating at the National Famine Commemoration in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford alongside Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin ...

19 May 2024 at 12:33

Local News

Taoiseach tells Longford commemoration that Famine ‘left scars that never fully healed’

It was a curious mixture of solemnity and celebration as the National Famine Commemoration took place in glorious sunshine in Longford last Sunday. The town of Edgeworthstown assumed a festive atmosphere, bunting adorning the ...

26 May 2024 at 13:33

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