National Famine Commemoration takes place in ceremony closed to public due to Covid-19

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan laid a wreath on behalf of the Irish people.
National Famine Commemoration takes place in ceremony closed to public due to Covid-19
The ceremony was closed to the public today in St Stephen's Green.
Sun, 17 May, 2020 - 23:37
Ciarán Sunderland

Today's National Famine Commemoration took place in a closed ceremony in St Stephen's Green due to Covid-19.

The ceremony was conducted in line with Covid-19 health and safety guidelines like the recent Easter and Arbour Hill Commemorations and was not open to the public.

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