Dan McGinty

A FANTASTIC year of celebration and new activity has followed St Roch’s Marching Band (above) since they were crowned All Ireland Champions at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉiréann in Wexford, but they will hit new heights next month after being invited to perform in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park.

HAD Celtic’s late draw against St Mirren ended with a victory instead of a share of the spoils, the scenes would hardly have got even half-way towards the reaction to the last-gasp equaliser.

MAY will see an exciting new event for the Irish in Scotland, as The Irish History Group host the inaugural Irish Culture and Heritage Conference in Glasgow.