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Liam Neeson to narrate new series marking the 175th anniversary of the Great Famine

RTÉ has announced the launch of a landmark new series to mark the 175th anniversary since the start of the Great Irish Famine with the first of the two-part series airing tonight. The two-part series, ‘The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine’ will ...

30 Nov 2020 at 17:29

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Major new famine documentary narrated by Liam Neeson to screen on RTÉ

To mark the 175th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Irish Famine a major two-part documentary based on University College Cork’s Atlas of the Great Irish Famine will be broadcast this evening (Monday, November 30) and Monday, December 7 at ...

30 Nov 2020 at 12:03

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Research reveals impact of Great Irish Famine on survivors’ height

Areas hardest hit by the Great Irish Famine did not experience an expected stunting in height of the population, new academic research has found. The research from Queen’s Business School in Belfast and Edinburgh Business School has examined the ...

06 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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Taoiseach pauses to remember the millions who died or emigrated during famine

Irish premier Micheal Martin has paused to remember millions of his countrymen who died or emigrated during Ireland’s famine. He laid a wreath at the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia, standing beside his wife, Mary, in remembrance on the first ...

14 Mar 2026 at 18:24

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