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It was a festival of traditional music that left us all Reeling!
THE first full weekend of June once again played host to one of Scotland’s biggest traditional music weekends as the Reeling Festival celebrated its biggest and best year yet.

Paddy Callaghan
2 days ago3 min read


Irish figure skating champions crowned
JUNE saw the 2025 Irish National Figure Skating Championships take place in Dundee, Scotland with titles decided in four categories.
The Irish Voice
2 days ago5 min read


Fostering language links in Aberdeen
LEADING voices in Gaelic and Gaeilge from Ireland and Scotland came together in Aberdeen recently to examine some of the key challenges and opportunities facing Gaelic and Irish-speaking communities today.
The Irish Voice
4 days ago2 min read


Documentary screening celebrates the life of James Connolly
THERE was a great turnout in Grace’s Irish Centre recently for a rare screening of the documentary portrait of James Connolly, which was produced in 1966 as part of the award-winning RTÉ series On Behalf of the Provisional Government.
Michael Brady
4 days ago2 min read


Half-Glaswegian, but all Irishman
“COME all ye young rebels and list while I sing, for love of one’s country is a terrible thing…” who reading this has not heard or indeed sang these words?
Dr David McKinstry
6 days ago6 min read


Culture Day was a huge success
THERE are many things associated with the GAA that make you proud to be associated with it. The skills on display, the battles on the pitch but ultimately, it’s the camaraderie that comes from it that is the best.
Sarah O'Sullivan
6 days ago3 min read


Support Glasgow Gaels’ raffle and you can win big
GLASGOW Gaels GAA Club has officially launched its much-anticipated Club Raffle for 2025, offering supporters a chance to win an impressive selection of prizes while helping raise vital funds for the club’s continued growth and success.
Michael Brady
Jun 271 min read


‘Mol an óige agus tiocfadh siad’
‘MOL an óige agus tiocfadh siad,’ sin a deir an seanfhocal i nGaeilge. Seanfhocal a bhíonn ar m’intinn thart fán am seo achan bliain agus muid ag ullmhú fá choinne Campa Samhraidh Chonradh na Gaeilge Glaschú (ceart).

Éimhín Ó Dunaigh
Jun 274 min read


A Destination Wedding in Donegal
SAYING ‘I do’ is about so much more than ever it was. It is expected that every element of the occasion reflects the joy of the new couple and their tastes.
Mary McGinty
Jun 262 min read


Discover more about Dalriada GFC
AS DALRIADA GFC embarks on its 35th season of Gaelic Games, we look at the GAA in the northeast of Scotland at both club and university...
Peter Mossey
Jun 266 min read


Journalism is actually the first rough draft of history
IT IS perhaps the human condition to take for granted your good fortune. However, I have no excuse for failing to regularly remind myself that for the past 30 years, I’ve been able to call Ireland’s best-kept secret my homeplace.

Phil MacGiolla Bháin
Jun 253 min read


Will Celtic be up for the Super Cup in Cork?
CELTIC FC will be heading back across the Irish Sea this summer to take on Cork City FC in the inaugural Cork Super Cup at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Michael Brady
Jun 243 min read


Tap-ping into a rebellious history
AT THE junction of North King Street and Church Street on Dublin’s northside stands a now-derelict public house that many Dubliners remember simply as ‘The Tap.’
Maurice Whelan
Jun 243 min read


Solidarity key to stopping racism in its tracks
THE British establishment is pushing the dangerous narrative that ‘mass immigration’ is the problem behind working class people’s hardship in Scotland and across Britain.
James Granleese
Jun 225 min read


Music, football and a Milton upbringing!
HELLO everyone! I’m John Ignatius McLaughlin—aka Johnny Mac from my band Johnny Mac and The Faithful.

John McLaughlin
Jun 215 min read


Hail Hail, the Celts are everywhere!
I BELIEVE everyone has a story and luckily for me many find their way to me in the simplest of forms.

L J Sexton
Jun 207 min read


Culture and Heritage in focus
GLASGOW'S Irish History Group has hosted its inaugural Irish Culture and Heritage Conference.
The Irish Voice
Jun 192 min read


Cearta diúltaithe
THE decision of the organisers of TRNSMT to cancel Kneecap’s appearance this summer was, in some way, not that surprising.
Jeanette Findlay
Jun 194 min read


The road to Croke Park narrows
THE road to Croke Park is narrowing and the upcoming All-Ireland Senior Football Championship preliminary quarter-finals are poised to deliver the kind of drama, intensity, and potential upsets that have defined this GAA season.

Colly Clerkin
Jun 184 min read


There’s much more than just Gaelic Games growing at Glasgow Gaels!
IN THE heart of Glasgow, something special is taking root. Among the medals and trophies of recent years, a quieter, more profound victory is unfolding not on the pitch, but in the hearts of the smallest members of our GAA community.
David McGovern
Jun 183 min read
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