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Charlie always brought us joy and magic
HOLY Cross Church in Crosshill was packed to the rafters for Charlie Devlin’s Requiem Mass, a sign of just how highly valued and deeply admired he was in a remarkable life.
Community groups unite to condemn racism
THE scenes of targeted violence in Glasgow in the aftermath of an attempted murder in Belfast shocked people across Scotland, and have prompted comment from a variety of Irish community organisations.
New e-book series provides a fresh insight into Irish Republican history
STUDENTS of modern Irish history are welcoming a new e-book series examining the history of Irish Republicanism, from the Border Campaign of the 1950s right up to the Belfast Agreement in 1998, using the personal accounts of those who were involved.
Features
The best ships are friendships!
THERE'S nothing to beat the company of friends, especially when they’ve been in your life forever and you know, and love, each other like sisters. Four of us took a trip back to Donegal together. We hadn’t been in Gweedore together since we were 17!
World Cup moments that still make us smile
WITH World Cup fever fully underway around the world, fans of Irish football might be feeling a little left out. A summer of GAA action is providing some diversion, but with another competition coming round with no Irish involvement now might be the time to take a little wander down Memory Lane.
Charlie always brought us joy and magic
HOLY Cross Church in Crosshill was packed to the rafters for Charlie Devlin’s Requiem Mass, a sign of just how highly valued and deeply admired he was in a remarkable life.
Comment & Opinion
A song that reverberates through history
AS DERRYMAN Mickey Mullen reminded readers of The Irish Voice in these pages recently, and as Paul Brady’s song recalls, it can frequently be ‘nothing but the same old story’ when the Irish diaspora shows its face in Britain.
A strengthening of our relationships
THE last two months have seen wide-ranging events and activities across Scotland, ranging from attending Celtic political forums to supporting Irish community events to mark St Patrick’s Day.
It’s a matter of pride vs prejudice
AS PAUL Brady once sang: “It’s nothing but the same old story.” And lately that line feels painfully accurate.
As Gaeilge
Is peil pholaitiúil arís é
AN DTIOCFADH linn dul fríd mí amháin gan conspóid leis an Ghaeilge ó thuaidh? Ní thig linn, de réir dealraimh! An mhí seo caite bhí mé ag scríobh faoin vótáil a bhí in Ollscoil na Banríona, i mBéal Feirste, chun fograíocht dátheangach a thabhairt ar ais san institiúid sin.
Snáithe a nascann le chéile muid
INA CÉAD teachtaireacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig mar uachtarán na hÉireann, dúirt an tUachtarán Catherine Connolly gurb í ‘An Ghaeilge a fhíonn le chéile cultúr, oidhreacht agus féiniúlacht mhuintir na hÉireann.’
An Ghaeilge agus polaitíocht
BHUEL, a chairde, tá súil agam go raibh craic agaibh thart fá Lá Fhéile Pádraig, cíbe rud a rinne sibh agus cíbe áit ina raibh sibh. Tá mé féin tuirseach tréigthe ar scór ar bith i ndiadhníos mó ná coicíse d’imeachtaí i rith Féile Pádraig Ghlaschú ach b’fhiú é mar bhí sé dochreidte maith a bheith ag ceiliúradh na Gaeilge an ár gcultúr agus ár n-oidhreacht le chéile.
Sport
World Cup moments that still make us smile
WITH World Cup fever fully underway around the world, fans of Irish football might be feeling a little left out. A summer of GAA action is providing some diversion, but with another competition coming round with no Irish involvement now might be the time to take a little wander down Memory Lane.
Classy winners in Classic season!
CLASSIC season continued apace since the last column, with some of the most prestigious races in the calendar taking place in Ireland, England and France over the last four weeks.
12 flags still flying in the quest for Sam
THIS columnist’s weekend centred around a trip to Manchester for the Northern Games youth tournament with hundreds of young footballers to play in competitions across two days hosted by Lancashire GAA.
Entertainment
A celebration of music, song and language
THE Scottish Fleadh took place on the last weekend of April to record numbers of competitors in a celebration of Irish music, song and language.
Something for everyone at this year’s All-Ireland Fleadh
THE journey towards the All-Ireland Fleadh will begin this month at the Scottish Fleadh which is taking place in Woodfarm High School on April 26.
Glasgow premiere for Gerry Adams biopic
CAIRDE na hÉireann were delighted to welcome a sold-out crowd to the Glasgow Film Theatre recently for the Scottish premiere of the film-documentary, Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man.
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