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.

THE Irish Consulate in Edinburgh, along with Irish In Britain, hosted the launch of the organisation’s report The Irish in Britain: Findings from the Analysis of the 2022 Census of Scotland.

IRELAND made it a double celebration as their hurlers and camogs took on their shinty counterparts in a return of the Ireland-Scotland international fixture.

THE life and times of the publisher, home-ruler, land reformer and radical, John Ferguson (1836-1906), were brought to life in a fascinating presentation by social historian Sean Thomas McDonagh, in Grace’s Irish Centre late last month.

LIKE the Emerald Isle, Edinburgh is a very green place. Though this is on the more local scale of a city, just how many green spaces and gardening initiatives, both large and small are present within the city has always impressed me. Scotland as a whole, like Ireland, also has a rich botanical cultural history.

A TRAVELLING exhibition celebrating the work of Donegal men and women in Scotland between 1940 and 1990 opened to the public in the Glasgow City Archives at the Mitchell Library last month.

THE All-Britain Fleadh took place during the last weekend of June and for those attending from Scotland they weren’t just bathed in sunshine, they were bathed with medals too.

WHEN Glaswegian Paul O’Donaghue ends up in lockdown after travelling to a small village on the north coast of Donegal for his mother’s funeral, he’s not unduly worried.

LEADING voices in Gaelic and Gaeilge from Ireland and Scotland came together in Aberdeen recently to examine some of the key challenges and opportunities facing Gaelic and Irish-speaking communities today.

THE Irish Consulate has thrown its weight behind an event that will bring together dancing style from Scotland, Ireland and Bulgaria

A NEW report published by St Andrew’s University has shone a light on the experiences of Scotland’s ethnic minorities

THE centenary international between Scotland and Ireland ended with Irish celebrations after an extra-time victory

THE best of Scottish and Irish business was celebrated in October with the eighth annual Causeway Awards in Edinburgh

THERE were celebrations in the Dunedin Connollys and Glasgow Gaels camps recently

IT'S FUNNY how something can just jog your memory back to a different time in your life

A REPORT commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland has explored the relationship between the properties in their care and the Empire