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With the tourist season traditionally opening on St Patrick's Day, a group of business people in Inishowen have got together to produce a special map of the peninsula. Speaking to Inish Live, Ann McGonigle of Glendowen Craft Shop in Meentagh Glen ...

09 Apr 2022 at 13:45

National News

Comedian issues appeal to Irish people to help save lives of Africans at risk of famine

13 Sept 2022 at 10:22

What's On

Author and historian John Joe McGinley to speak at famine commemoration

Author and historian John Joe McGinley will be speaking at the Dunfanaghy Commemoration day on Friday, May 19, at 6pm at the Workhouse. Mr McGinley will be delving into some of his stories from his latest book Famine, Murder and Eviction. He ...

15 May 2023 at 14:15

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Milford exhibition tells story of Polish count who fed starving famine children

The story of a world-renowned Polish explorer and scientist who fed starving children in schools during the famine is told in a new exhibition at Milford library. Count Paul (Paweł) Strzelecki volunteered to work in Ireland to help combat ...

14 May 2023 at 09:31

Home

Fresh ideas wanted for Glenties Museum AGM

A call has gone out for fresh faces and fresh ideas to help promote and improve activities at St Connell’s Museum and Heritage Centre in Glenties. The committee is holding its annual general meeting on Monday, April 17 in the museum ...

06 Apr 2023 at 10:35

Arts & Entertainment

New famine musical to help explore and heal ‘deep ancestral wound’

A brand new musical which will come to venues in Donegal in the coming months tells the story of the Irish famine through the lives of those most deeply affected. This brave production takes what its producer describes as ‘a deep, ...

06 Apr 2023 at 15:20

Pictures & Videos

In Pictures: Ballyshannon remembers 19 famine orphan girls sent to Australia

The 175th anniversary of the 19 famine orphan girls shipped to Australia from Ballyshannon Workhouse was marked on Sunday afternoon. The event took place at the Famine Orphan Memorial beside the workhouse, guided by renowned ...

21 Aug 2023 at 13:57

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Donegal Museum are exhibiting an invaluable history of the workhouses

The Donegal County Museum is currently running an exhibition of the history of Donegal Workhouses. This Letterkenny exhibition displays information about the different workhouses across the county and why workhouses were ...

25 Jan 2024 at 12:08

Local News

Upgrade works to begin on Famine Memorial Garden in Letterkenny

The Famine Memorial Garden in Letterkenny will get a makeover. The amenity is located just off High Road and resting between Letterkenny Garda Station and the Donegal County Museum. The garden will be closed for eight ...

18 Jan 2024 at 13:19

National News

Culture Minister urges Irish schools to observe minute of silence for Great Famine victims

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is urging Irish schools to observe a minute of silence on Friday, May 19 in honour of the victims of the Great Famine. The Irish government ...

18 May 2023 at 11:36

Letterkenny/Milford MD

President to lead National Famine Commemoration in Milford

The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, will be in Donegal on Sunday as the National Famine Commemoration is held at the site of the former Milford workhouse. President Higgins will lead a ...

16 May 2023 at 17:43

National News

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 ...

21 May 2023 at 15:48

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