GLASGOW will welcome the long-awaited memorial to An Gorta Mór as it is unveiled at its site at St Mary’s, Abercromby Street this month (above).The arrival of the monument marks the final triumph over a range of...
THE language used by those discussing hatred and intolerance in Scotland has witnessed a change following years of efforts by community representatives.
With attempts such as those by Call It Out; The Campaign Against...
John Joe McGinley
VINCENT Coll, was born on July 20, 1908 in the Irish speaking parish of Gweedore, a beautiful, but impoverished region of County Donegal. Gweedore was rich in beauty but lacking in opportunities and employment and its biggest...
CALL It Out: The Campaign Against Anti-Catholic Bigotry and Anti-Irish Racism spearheaded a bold new initiative to help represent the concerns of the Irish community in Scotland by hosting an election hustings with candidates from leading political parties directly...
John Joe McGinley
ONE of the most successful Irish American crime bosses in the history of Chicago was James Patrick O’Leary, whose criminal career arose from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire of October 1871.
James O’Leary (above) was born...
DESPITE a second restricted St Patrick’s Day, celebrations took place across the country as the Irish community in Scotland overcame the challenges of Covid-19.
Gathering online and swapping the usual street celebrations for digital events, the events in Scotland mirrored...
John Joe McGinley
IRISH American Congressman John Morrissey, once told the US House of Representatives during a heated debate: "I have been a wharf rat, chicken thief, prize fighter, gambler and member of Congress, and if any gentleman on the...
A NEW report on hate crime in Scotland has been published at a time when high profile examples of anti-Irish racism are being uncovered.
Footballers James McClean and Shane Duffy have been subject to vile anti-Irish racism online, an attacker...
Liam Kelly
SINCE the last issue of The Irish Voice, the anniversary of Aidan McAnespie’s cold blooded murder has rolled around. Though the dark days of conflict are thankfully no more in Ireland, the past still needs to be dealt...
BEANNACHTAÍ na Féile Pádraig oraibh go léir.
On St Patrick’s Day, across the globe, we celebrate our Irish heritage and history, which has created a widespread and dynamic diaspora of 70 million people in all our wonderfully rich diversity. I...