IT'S JUST gone 8pm on a Friday night in mid-September at the Glasgow Hutchesons’ Aloysians’ (GHA) rugby club just south of Glasgow. We’re standing by a neatly fenced 3G training pitch ringed by tall floodlights fending off the encroaching darkness looming beyond the trees at one end of the field. The summer months are coming to a close, but here the youth Gaelic football training is in full swing.

ON SATURDAY September 27, the Consulate General of Ireland hosted the Irish Culture and Heritage Day in Edinburgh; an event that has been firmly re-established as an annual opportunity for Irish people of all ages and generations to come together to celebrate our shared heritage.

TÍR Conaill Harps were crowned Intermediate Championship winners on a blustery afternoon in Glasgow, overcoming testing weather conditions and a determined Glasgow Gaels side to secure a deserved 0-09 to 0-06 victory. The win meant that Harps secured an impressive Intermediate double, adding to their earlier league triumph over Stirling Carrigans. Tír Conaill made a dream start, taking the lead inside two minutes, but Gaels quickly responded with two fine points of their own,

FOR the third time this season, Glasgow Gaels and Dunedin Connollys went head to head in what has become one of Scottish GAA’s most fiercely contested rivalries and once again, nothing could separate the sides in normal time. With Storm Amy swirling overhead, conditions were far from ideal in the Scottish Senior Men’s Championship. Playing with a strong wind at their backs, the Gaels made the most of the advantage in the opening half, racing into a 1-05 to 0-01 lead. However,

GLASGOW Gaels recently won the inaugural U15s Scottish Championship after a victory over Dunedin Connollys at Cambuslang Rugby Club.

THERE were celebrations for Dunedin Connollys and Glasgow Gaels in the Ladies Junior Championship competitions recently, albeit only the latter were able to enjoy victory on the pitch itself.

SCOTLAND’s representatives in both the Men’s and Ladies’ North of Britain competitions have been flying the flag with pride recently and look poised to reach the latter stages.

IT’S A case of all to play for in the Men’s Intermediate Championship with all five sides still in contention for a final spot.

DUNEDIN Connollys Intermediate Ladies have been showing they might well be the team to beat in the North of Britain Championship after securing the first piece of silverware in Scotland.

THE hopes of Palestinian children planning to travel to Ireland for a summer of sport amid the destruction and devastation surrounding them have been dashed after their visa applications were rejected.

SCOTLAND GAA’s current footballing powerhouses, Glasgow Gaels and Dunedin Connollys, locked horns once again in the Senior Men’s League Final at Dawson Park in Dundee, with the Edinburgh side winning out by the slimmest of margins after a fiercely contested game.

THERE are many things associated with the GAA that make you proud to be associated with it. The skills on display, the battles on the pitch but ultimately, it’s the camaraderie that comes from it that is the best.

GLASGOW Gaels GAA Club has officially launched its much-anticipated Club Raffle for 2025, offering supporters a chance to win an impressive selection of prizes while helping raise vital funds for the club’s continued growth and success.

IN THE heart of Glasgow, something special is taking root. Among the medals and trophies of recent years, a quieter, more profound victory is unfolding not on the pitch, but in the hearts of the smallest members of our GAA community.

A CLEARER picture is starting to emerge in Scotland’s GAA landscape with regards to who might be taking home some of the early season silverware.

COMPETITIVE Gaelic Football action is well underway in both the Mens and Ladies competitions and there are some familiar faces who have started the season strongly.

THERE was great excitement among the Glasgow Gaels Youths last month as players and coaches prepared for the North of Britain GAA Festival hosted by Tír Conaill Harps at its Cambuslang grounds on the last Saturday of April.

GLASGOW'S streets thronged with the sights and sounds of Irish culture as the St Patrick’s Day Parade, made its way through the city

BEFORE the action gets underway on the pitch it was dinner dance season recently for both Dalriada and Glasgow Gaels as they took the...

THE Irish community of Glasgow and beyond are being invited to come along and witness an historic first