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Musician celebrates milestone birthday
CELEBRATIONS will be taking place this month on both sides of the Irish Sea for the 100th birthday of much-loved musician, Willie Devine...
Brendan McHugh
Mar 263 min read


Mixing traditions at Ceilidh Plus
THE Irish Consulate has thrown its weight behind an event that will bring together dancing style from Scotland, Ireland and Bulgaria
Gerard Gough
Mar 132 min read


Make your way to Malones this St Patrick's Day weekend!
IF YOU'RE planning on celebrating St Patrick’s Day in Edinburgh, there are plenty of events to choose from, but one that should...
The Irish Voice
Mar 42 min read


Fall madly in love with Maddens
“THERE is nothing so lonesome, so dull, or so drear than to stand in the corner of a pub with no beer.”

Mickey Mullan
Mar 22 min read


Plenty of Irish interest at the Glasgow Film Festival
THERE will be plenty of films that will interest the Irish community at this year’s edition of the Glasgow Film Festival, held from...
Gerard Gough
Mar 12 min read


Fancy a qualification in traditional music?
MANY people have been known to play traditional Irish music at some level

Paddy Callaghan
Feb 233 min read


Bands light up the Barrowlands
IT'S NOT often I get to brag about attending three gigs in one at the Barrowland Ballroom during Celtic Connections, but I did, and I...

L J Sexton
Feb 1712 min read


Savour a pie and pint in Sharkeys
IN THE heart of the Gorbals, if you look closely, you will find one the best kept secret hostelries in Glasgow
Anthony Fisher
Jan 172 min read


Pop-up Irish Centre at Graces has been a great success
A POP-UP Irish Centre at Grace’s Bar in Glasgow has been a declared a resounding success
The Irish Voice
Jan 91 min read


Blood Upon The Rose set for a Glasgow return
THE fabulous show Blood Upon the Rose is all set for its third return to Glasgow and the wonderful SEC Armadillo Theatre
Michael Brady
Dec 30, 20242 min read


A look back at 2024 with an eye on 2025
IT SEEMS like the festive tunes started this year earlier than ever as Christmas and New Year get ever closer

Paddy Callaghan
Dec 25, 20244 min read


Eamonn’s album takes the top prize
THE legacy of Eamonn Nugent was further cemented recently as his album, The Waiting Room, took the top prize of Album of the Year
Gerard Gough
Dec 23, 20244 min read


Connolly's offers a home in the heart of Glasgow
RIGHT in the beating heart of Glasgow, Connollys sits on the corner of Bell Street in the Merchant City
Anthony Fisher
Nov 28, 20242 min read


Eamonn’s was a life less ordinary
FRIENDS and Family gathered in Salthill, Galway earlier this month to bid a fond farewell to Eamonn Nugent who passed away aged 31

Paddy Callaghan
Nov 21, 20246 min read


Celtic Connections 2025 aims to be the best yet
GLASGOW will once again play host to the iconic Celtic Connections festival
Dan McGinty
Nov 19, 20243 min read


2024 is the year of Comhaltas!
2024 could quite easily be termed the Year of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Scotland
Gerard Gough
Oct 16, 20245 min read


Where streams of whiskey are flowing
THE most quintessential of Irish drinks has always been irresistible to aficionados
The Irish Voice
Oct 15, 20242 min read


The Cavan King of Country Music
I BELIEVE that we are meant to be in certain places at certain times, and that certain people are meant to come into our lives

L J Sexton
Sep 17, 20246 min read


Your bars, use them or lose them!
SEPTEMBER is always a strange month for me. Like many people who cross the Irish Sea to go to university, I left home to go to Glasgow

Mickey Mullan
Sep 17, 20243 min read


How St Roch’s marched on to All-Ireland glory
THE great and the good in Ireland and Scotland were lining up to congratulate St Roch’s Marching Band after their stunning triumph
Gerard Gough
Sep 17, 20244 min read
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