Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Read: Bones found on Canadian beach came from children on an Irish Famine coffin ship> Read: World’s first newspaper interview may have been with Irish woman during famine> While there is government support for a fixed date to mark the Great Famine, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny ruled out the possibility of having an independence day, stating that Ireland already has its own day – on 17 March.
Similar to the day being put forward to mark the Great Famine, it was not proposed the Irish Independence Day would be marked as another public holiday. The idea of formally recognising 21 January (the date the first Dáil sat in 1919) as Ireland’s Independence Day was suggested by Fianna Fáil Senator Dr Keith Swanick. Last month, another national day of commemoration was proposed. Shutterstock / Everett Historical / Everett Historical The bill, due to be discussed in the chamber on Thursday, “will enshrine the remembrance of this heart-breaking era in Irish history into law,” said Brophy. “I feel that setting a fixed and permanent date in our diaries to remember and honour all those lost their lives would be a very positive step,” he said. Shutterstock / Giannis Papanikos / Giannis Papanikosīrophy said a permanent date, to which people could plan ahead, would also allow more of the Irish diaspora to visit Ireland and attend the commemoration each year.
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