A NEW board game themed around the Irish Famine has sparked controversy, with the Irish Emigration Museum labelling it “in ...
The potato is often seen as a humble food, a versatile crop that graces dinner tables worldwide. Yet, for 19th-century Ireland, this simple tuber was more than a dietary staple – it was a lifeline.
Famine declarations are relatively rare. But the leading international authority on hunger crises this week declared that regions of war-torn Sudan face catastrophic shortages of food, water and ...