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.

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

IN NATIONAL Hunt Racing all roads lead not to Rome, but to Cheltenham. The four-day festival, held in March each year, has evolved and grown to such significance that discussions and analysis now start many months in advance.

I’M writing these words in the last days of August. Here in rural Ireland, it’s a time to get busy with those summer jobs that get the home place prepared for the dark winter months.

THE manager of a co-operative for a small island off the south-west coast of County Cork is appealing to families among the Irish diaspora to follow his lead and make it their new home.

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.

WITH the Provincial Championships now wrapped up and the All-Ireland group stage in full swing, the 2025 intercounty football season has already delivered its fair share of drama. The draw has been made, the first round is half-way complete, and if recent results are anything to go by, we’re in for a rollercoaster summer.

It seems like a perfect opportunity to preview the approaching club championships

THE most quintessential of Irish drinks has always been irresistible to aficionados