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SCHOOLS AROUND THE country will fall silent for sixty seconds today in remembrance of those who died in the Famine.
Almost one hundred and seventy years since the start of the Famine which killed an estimated one million people living in Ireland, Ireland is marking it by holding a minute’s silence in tribute to those who suffered loss.
Students in all primary and secondary schools have been asked to pause for one minute at noon today.
Minister for Arts Jimmy Deenihan, who is also the chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, thanked the schools in advance.
“We are very grateful for their support and for their continued willingness to show respect and remembrance for all those who suffered during the famine,” he said.
“The participation of our younger generations ensures our own history is remembered and it also raises awareness of current hunger issues around the world”.
The country’s National Famine Commemoration will be held on Sunday in Strokestown in Roscommon, where the National Famine Museum is located. The town was badly affected by the Famine.
Deenihan has asked all people of Irish heritage to observe the minute’s silence on Sunday to respect “our ancestors who perished, suffered and emigrated during the Great Irish Famine”.
The Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1849, left around one million people died, with a similar amount emigrating to escape the disease and hunger.
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Isn’t it amazing when an attempts to stab someone in a school .. the media is more concerned about telling that they are actually Irish rather than condemning the serious crime .
The footage tells a lot
@barry lyons: it’s sad that they have to..because there are certain people in this country who are claiming all crimes are made by immigrants and foreigners…these people have an agenda and are causing more trouble than anyone else
@William Slevin: If you bothered to read my post properly…you would have seen I was making the point that there are groups in this country continuously blaming immigrants and foreigners for all the crimes in this country…of course there is a percentage of foreigners committing crimes but not 100%. Try harder with your response next time
@William Slevin: ghettos like newtownmountkennedy in wicklow and Dundrum in tipperary you mean!!
@William Slevin: ah the usual blame the media response….there’s plenty of credible outlets that do good reporting on a variety of issues…just because you don’t like some of the facts doesn’t mean they’re not true
@William Slevin: haha..I’m not coherent……I’m finding it difficult to follow your posts with the bad grammar and lack of punctuation!! Or maybe it’s thee suoerior attitude you seem to have about everything and everyone Also you must have access to every news outlet to know what’s being reported and what’s not.
@William Slevin: just checking you were paying attention….now maybe if you could stop with the sweeping generalisations without any facts to back them up
@William Slevin: also I’m glad to see my dyslexia amuses you…I had a feeling you were one of those people who thinks they’re better than everyone else
@William Slevin: did you ever think that was why I was struggling to read your long winded badly punctuated posts? But no you’re the one who had to throw out insults…
@William Slevin: there you go using that nazi word again..seems like you’re obsessed with it…maybe that’s why you think you’re superior to other people
@William Slevin: I don’t have the opinion that I’m better than other people unlike you….you’re trying to make it look like you’re better than everyone and then you’re very passive aggressive with all your fake lols…
They don’t want foreign interference when it comes to their undemocratic regime, but they want that same foreign money to help with their floods. There’s no need to invade a country “spreading democracy” like the USA has, simply just let them be on their own. “Do you want money? Call for fair elections immediately and allow full access to international observers and accept the people’s vote”
The situation in Myanmar is dire.
Made worse by climate change caused by burning fossil fuels, greed and economical colonialism. For those that have no defence when disasters happen, all of us who live in comfort need to assess the impact of our lifestyle and start pulling together.
@William Slevin: yes yes, fossil fuel industry are verifiable saints and do nothing but good for the planet.
. . . Right?
They don’t need you to defend them, why do you bother?
The world should tell the Junta to take a hike. Unfortunately it will be ordinary people who will bear the brunt, not the tin pot despots.
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