A tribute etched in bronze The Famine Memorial brings one of Ireland’s darkest chapters into full view. It remains one of Ireland’s most haunting historical landmarks. Unveiled in 1997, the ...

In a series of articles in January and February 1925, the Manchester Guardian reported on major distress in the west of Ireland due to food and fuel shortages. In its February 6 edition, it ...

Those plans represent the San Francisco Irish Great Famine Memorial Plaza, and sometime before St. Patrick’s Day, Uniacke will file them with the building department — to begin, at last ...

Irish Defence Forces vets retrace 170km famine trail for charity fundraiser Veterans walk from Strokestown to Dublin in aid of ONE, supporting homeless and vulnerable ex-service personnel.

This year’s annual Garda memorial day was described as particularly poignant coming just days after the killing of an officer on duty. Garda Kevin Flatley died last Sunday after being struck by ...

The Famine Memorial marks the end of the National Famine Way, a 165-kilometer trail retracing the path of thousands who walked from Roscommon to Dublin in 1847. Life-sized bronze sculptures of ...