Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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As chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee I am pleased to confirm that this year's National Famine Commemoration will take place in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford on Sunday 19 May 2024.

The ceremony will mark the culmination of a week of community-focused remembrance activities and provide the people of Longford and surrounding counties the opportunity to honour the memory of all those who suffered during the Great Irish Famine. The event will be open to the public and will include military honours and a wreath-laying ceremony.

The choice of Edgeworthstown is particularly appropriate given the connections to the novelist Maria Edgeworth and her family, who were involved in famine relief efforts at the time.

My officials will work closely with Longford County Council and other key stakeholders to ensure the victims of this seismic event in our history are appropriately commemorated.