MARTIN O’Neill opening up a Celtic team and charging at a league and cup double is something that older generations of supporters would have thought was a thing of the past, and younger ones would need to rely on history books for, but that unlikely scenario is the one which is striking fear into the hearts of Celtic’s direct rivals for the title.

THE Men’s National Football League can be seen—from the outside at least—like the weigh-in before a heavyweight title fight. The pugilists get close, look each other square in the eye with maybe some shadow-boxing or actual pushing, before stepping off the stage knowing that the real deal is just around the corner.

THE trials and tribulations continue at Dundee United with manager Jim Goodwin under week-to-week scrutiny, not to mention serious pressure from the fans.

DAVID Gray’s Hibs side has only lost seven league matches all season and sit comfortably fifth in the table with the ridiculous pointless ‘split’ a mere three matches away.

FOR those involved with Men’s Gaelic football at the University of Glasgow, the 2026 season will live long in the memory.

IN THE midst of all the St Patrick’s Day celebrations, an award-winning artist has launched a brand new exhibition in Glasgow that sees her aiming to explore her Irish ancestry.

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.

THE screen adaption of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet is widely tipped to win several Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards Ceremony in LA. The movie’s success follows hotly on the heels of Cillian Murphy’s Oscar for Best Actor in Oppenheimer (2024) and Kenneth Branagh’s Golden Statute for Belfast (2021). Irish writers and actors have excelled at the Academy Awards in recent years.

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.

LÁ FHÉILE Bríde agus Imbolc sona daoibh go léir. Tá súil agam gur bhain sibh taitneamh as iad a cheiliúradh. Bhí ceiliúradh mór ar na sean-thraidisiúin a bhaineann leis an Fhéile ag Céilí Óíche Bhríde bliantúil de chuid Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir a tháinig amach i mbliana!

ELITE sport—especially on display at large-scale televised events—can provide a site for social, political and ideological messaging, including in the form of promotion, support, dissent or opposition.

LONG before the fictional exploits of Dumas’ Three Musketeers, the fishing village of Rush, County Dublin, produced its own trio of real life adventurers whose story rivals any Hollywood epic. At the centre of it stood Luke Ryan, an Irish privateer and smuggler whose audacious career during the American War of Independence made him one of the most notorious raiders ever to prowl British waters.

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.

AS HIBERNIAN FC entered the second half of the club’s 150th anniversary season an important landmark took place. January 20, 2026 marked the 100th anniversary of the death of Michael Whelehan, who—along with Canon Edward Joseph Hannan—co-founded the club on the August 6, 1875.

I HAVE been spending a lot of time around older people this past while and I’m never disappointed with their company, their humour nor their ability to embrace the modern times that are in it. I was down at the Shamrock Lunch Club in St Columbkille’s before Christmas and the craic was great. A grand lunch of homemade soup, sandwiches and all the cakes and pastries you could eat, some good music, dancing, and best of all, storytelling.

CONTRIBUTORS to The Irish Voice share with us their personal highlights and standout performances at this year’s Celtic Connections Festival. TRUE AND BOLD: A NIGHT FOR DICK GAUGHAN Glasgow Royal Concert Hall January 18, 2026 GAUGHAN was a giant of traditional music. His album Handful of Earth is rated as one of the best folk albums ever, but he is now unable to perform after suffering a stroke in 2016, which affected his dexterity and memory. This show was hugely significa

THE Dublin Racing Festival, that was due to take place at Leopardstown on January 31 and February 1, nearly didn’t happen this year due to over six inches of rain falling on the course in the week leading up. Photos prior showed much of the track completely flooded, which had racegoers and punters anxious to know if the meeting would go ahead or not. Eventually it was decided to hold over Saturday’s fixtures to the Monday (St Brigid’s Day) with Sunday thankfully able to go ah

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.