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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 15, 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 14, 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 16, 20244 min read


Dancers dazzle in the Dear Green Place
CELTIC Park was the stage recently for the annual Feis Rútai Thír Chonaill Irish dancing competition
Gerard Gough
Sep 16, 20242 min read


Hidden instruments could have real value!
HAVE you ever taken a look at the things that lurk inside your loft space at home?

Paddy Callaghan
Sep 16, 20243 min read


Give Traditional Music a try!
WITH the dust settling on the All-Ireland Fleadh in the traditional music world and competition season coming to a rest

Paddy Callaghan
Aug 12, 20243 min read


Music is a family affair
ON a wild and windy night in January, I attended The Friel Sisters’ gig in The City Halls during Celtic Connections

L J Sexton
Apr 9, 20249 min read


Shane was an insurgent genius
I FIRST listened to The Pogues in late 1984 on a bootleg cassette
Jim Slaven
Feb 13, 20246 min read
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