A microscopic "plant destroyer" not only helped trigger one of the deadliest famines in modern history but also reshaped ...

Irish minister Patrick O'Donovan said that 'modern dictators' could follow the handbook of the British government to learn ...

Ireland's 14th International Famine Commemoration will be hosted in Cohasset, where an Irish immigrant ship wrecked in 1849.

Scientists in Sweden have taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered a historic famine in Ireland and now threatens to spread globally due to ...

Famine was confirmed in two places in 2025 – areas of the Gaza Strip and Sudan – the first such dual confirmation since formal famine reporting began, according to the Global Report on Food Crises ...

KATE Nash walks towards the Houses of Parliament holding a large white duvet with the words ‘The English don’t know their history’ written in big, black letters. The statement from the English singer, ...

In April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces spread into a deadly civil war across Sudan. Now, 16 months since the onset of the conflict, extreme ...

The nation’s four former presidents, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and assorted celebs took the stage at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia Saturday for History Talks, an ...

Channel 4 has picked up the travel series Sandi Toksvig’s Irish Odyssey (2 x 60 min.) from Cornelia Street Productions. The series follows the Danish-British broadcaster and comedian (pictured) on a ...

Brian Cox made his name as the tough Scottish businessman Logan Roy in HBO’s Succession. But the 79-year-old has said he is actually more Irish than Scottish. His family was from Fermanagh and Derry ...

Ancient Aliens personality and extraterrestrial researcher David Wilcock has died at age 53. Colorado police reported the History Channel personality died after deputies responded to a "mental health ...

Incredibly delicious potato pancakes! Top easy and quick recipe! Crispy on the outside but perfectly tender on the inside. You'll love these Irish potato pancakes recipe! Boxty is a traditional Irish ...