GAA President Jarlath Burns was in attendance recently as Scotland GAA launched its new strategic plan. Following on from the previous plan, Alba 2030 was launched at Clydebank Community Sports Hub (right), with the ambition to build a county that is sustainable, connected, inclusive and equipped for the future.

FROM a taster session in Clydebank to a winning tour of Berlin, Glasgow University Gaelic Football Club has made a flying start to 2026/27.

THE Ladies teams of Tír Conaill Harps and Dunedin Connollys celebrated two great wins in the Scottish Junior Shield and the North of Britain Championship respectively.

MORTAL Sin takes us on a journey of friendship and growth between the two characters Colm and Peggy in 1960s Ireland. JFK has just been shot, and the two young friends believe this calls for a day off school. They make naive attempts to resist the system and defy their elders. Though the young friends share moments of light-hearted play, their thoughts and actions are ultimately subsumed by the pervasive Catholic mindset of the era.

DUNEDIN Connollys Intermediate Men were crowned Championship winners after a hard-fought victory over Tír Conaill Harps in Clydebank, bringing the trophy back to Edinburgh following a tense and cagey final.

THE showpiece final of the Scotland GAA season saw the country’s big two of Dunedin Connollys and Glasgow Gaels face off in the Scottish Senior Men’s Championship in Clydebank.

THERE’S 05:38 on the stop-clock: Mayo are three points down in the 2026 All-Ireland Final, nevertheless very much in the game. Unlike in the 1996 replay against Meath, they still have 15 men on the field. Back then star player Liam McHale was red-carded after just six minutes following a mass brawl. 14-man Mayo lost by just one point. At 07.24, Mayo get off the mark with a fisted score.

THE GAA, Camogie Association, Camanachd Association and Women’s Camanachd Association recently confirmed that this year’s Hurling-Shinty International will take place at Cork’s SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

FROM the mills of the 19th century to the playing fields of today’s Gaelic games, Dundee’s Irish story is one of resilience, cultural exchange, and enduring community spirit. Far from being a relic of the past, Irish influence in the city is not only remembered—it is being actively revived.

A GREAT day’s play of handball was had recently at Broughton High School in Edinburgh, with some brilliant skills on display too. The fifth code of the GAA is fast-paced, fun and strategic and the event buzzed with excitement. There was immense enjoyment on the day for those playing for the first time as youngsters or as more experienced novices with the skill challenges. In the Men’s Open, Willie Quaile of Coolboy Handball Club defeated Thomas McCurtains’ Fionn Ó Súilleabhái

IT'S BEEN 12 years since Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 23rd iteration of the event—the 2026 Glasgow games—has now kicked off again in the city, far sooner than anyone would have predicted back in 2014.

IN 2007, I skipped the afterparty celebrations of a wedding in Gweedore, Donegal and hitched a lift to Derry to watch the Senior County Football Final at Celtic Park, where the success starved club of my birth, Glenullin, was facing Bellaghy, the record title holders.

DUNEDIN Connollys and Tír Conaill Harps will be looking to make it two-in-a-row in their respective Senior and Intermediate League Finals, with both teams having been the stand-out performers in their competitions.

THIS columnist’s weekend centred around a trip to Manchester for the Northern Games youth tournament with hundreds of young footballers to play in competitions across two days hosted by Lancashire GAA.

THE Gaelic Football season is now well underway in Scotland and there are some familiar patterns beginning to emerge even in these early stages.

AT 37 years old and having just won a second La Liga title in Spain, Robert Lewandowski, the Barcelona and Poland striker, attributes his playing longevity —at least in part—to following what’s known as the ‘reverse diet.’ Basically it means that he consumes his dessert first, before turning to his main course.

MARCH 2026 at Soccerworld, Old Glamis Road, Dundee will live long in the memory of those who are associated with the GAA on the East Coast of Scotland with a celebration of the most significant milestones since the founding of the Dalriada GFC on January 28 1990—a milestone on a par with the enthusiasm of the 58 children who participated and registered with the newest youth GAA Club in Scotland.

DUNEDIN Connollys recently welcomed Dublin side Naomh Mearnóg to Edinburgh for a valuable challenge match, as preparations began ahead of the league campaign.

THE German language is full of single words expressing feelings and emotions that are only describable in English by using half-sentences. For example, there’s Schadenfreude—delighting at the misfortune experienced by others.

SCOTLAND once again turned green for St Patrick’s Day, with events up and down the country bringing Irish communities across Scotland together as they shared their culture with wider Scottish society, but it was the second annual parade through the streets of Glasgow which once again provided the most high profile spectacle.