Next year will mark the 180th anniversary of the start of the Famine. ADRIENNE ACTON re that devastating era, and highlights the evidence of it that remains in Cork

Micheál Martin said ‘a proper flow of aid through the land routes’ would have an immediate impact.

All Saints Cemetery was used as a burial ground for victims of the Great Famine and thousands of Cork people who died during the Famine are buried at Carrs Hill.

Campaigners have staged a protest at the Famine Memorial statues in Dublin to mark Global Day of Climate Action.