Ireland’s rugged and beautiful landscape has captivated people’s imagination for generations. As picturesque as it may be, however, the North Atlantic island can be an unforgiving environment.

In Uganda, potato blight can destroy up to 100% of a farmer's crop, endangering livelihoods and local food security. Just as in the Irish famine, dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight ...

Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.

A senior Conservative MP appeared to make “offensive and insensitive” comments about the Irish potato famine, the Commons has heard. Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith, responding to a ...

The laying of the Famine Commemoration ... of "Na Fataí Bána" ("The White Potatoes"), a poem by Athenry farmer Peatsaí Ó Callanáin, performed in both Irish and English by members of The ...

Commonly referred to as Irish potatoes in Uganda, potatoes are an essential crop for both food security and income generation ...

The central contention in 'Rot' is that Westminster’s response to the starvation was defined by its overarching commitment to the principles of the free market Author and historian Padraic X ...

There Irish famineknown in the Gaelic language as An gorta mór and in English as Great Irish Faminehit Ireland between ...

A senior Conservative MP appeared to make “offensive and insensitive” comments about the Irish potato famine, the Commons has heard. Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith, responding to a question ...