The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, is today (Friday) travelling to Philadelphia for the 2016 International Famine Commemoration. Philadelphia became homes to tens of thousands of Irish emigrants who fled to the eastern coast of the United States during the Famine years. As part of her trip, the … Continue reading Minister Humphreys travels to Philadelphia for 2016 International Famine Commemoration