IN LIGHT of the devastating fire on Union Street in Glasgow City Centre, the organisers of the Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival Parade 2026 have taken the decision, in consultation with parade participants and statutory partners, to change the planned route for this year’s event. "We recognise that the recent fire has had a significant impact on the city centre, including ongoing road closures, surrounding road works and substantially increased traffic congestion," festival orga

CALLS have been made to end the intransigence which sees young traditional Irish musicians on Scotland unable to receive academic recognition for their musical talents in school examinations.

AS 2025 came to a close, a fascinating presentation was delivered by Jimmy Watson, Chair of the Friends of Thomas Muir, in Grace’s Irish Centre in Glasgow.

CHRIST the King Hall in Glasgow’s southside was filled to capacity recently as An Evening with Pearse Doherty TD brought together generations of the Irish community in Glasgow for a warm, engaging and memorable celebration.

THE St James the Great branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann—based in the southside of Glasgow—are looking forward with excitement to an upcoming youth exchange visit this month to CCÉ Croisín in County Clare.

IN IRELAND, February 1 traditionally marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day. St Brigid’s Day is also Ireland’s newest public holiday, marking the contributions of women to Irish life.

SCOTLAND is gearing up once again for a month of celebration as the Irish community and our friends across the country edge ever closer to the St Patrick’s Day festivities.

A BRAND new tour that aims to shine a light on the history and legacy of ‘Little Ireland’ in Scotland’s capital city has been launched by Edinburgh Detours.

HISTORIAN and regular contributor to The Irish Voice , Stephen Coyle, is looking forward to the publication of his latest book next month. The Last Gallowglass: The Story of Ian MacKenzie Kennedy who died for the Irish Republic , is about a Scottish Gael who was born into a distinguished Scottish family in 1899. MacKenzie Kennedy (above) came from a long family tradition of service in the British Army, and his father was a major in the Norfolk Regiment. He wore the kilt, play

All your questions about the Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival Parade answered here!

MALONES Edinburgh was thrilled recently to have been included in Guinness’s first ever Harp Guide.

THE 2026 edition of the Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival will once again be lit up by a civic parade through the city’s streets that promises to be even bigger and better than last year’s.

A NEW partnership to boost collaboration on economic growth, community development and cultural preservation in Irish and Scottish Gaelic speaking areas has been signed.

A BRAND new e-book aims to bring a little more Gaeilge to your wedding day. Grá: Irish Words for Your Wedding, written by native Irish speaker, Ali Croí from the Connemara Gaeltacht, offers a modern guide to Gaeilge, romance, as well as little Irish humour.

THE famous Red Clydesider, John Maclean, and his involvement in Ireland’s long struggle for national independence, were celebrated in a talk delivered recently in Grace’s Irish Centre hosted by the 1916 Rising Centenary Committee.

A LANDSCAPE designer wants to see the Gorbals Viaduct—one of the last, remaining structures surviving from the days when Gorbals was the traditional home of a large Irish, immigrant community—redesigned as an urban park.

THE relationship between Ireland and Scotland has long been an important part of the cultural, political and economic life of the two countries, and looking ahead to 2030 it now has a new framework to expand the impact of the relationship and encourage its good health.

THERE was a mixture of sadness and joy for Stirling Carrigans GFC recently as they lost a dear member of their club in the midst of setting up their own youth section.

THE former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ciarán Cannon is putting the skills he learned in government to good use once more, having recently assumed the role of Chairperson of the Board of Ireland Reaching Out, an international volunteer-led organisation that helps people of Irish heritage reconnect with their roots.

HAVING started his music school in Glasgow, Joseph Armstrong has brought his talent, skill and passion for Irish music to Donegal and gathered with 60 of his students to celebrate the first Joseph Armstrong School of Music Christmas Concert (above).