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Tributes paid to Scotland’s Irish Republicans at commemorations
ON EASTER Sunday and Monday, commemorative ceremonies took place in Glasgow cemeteries to honour Glasgow-based Irish Republicans who rendered service as members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Briogaid na h-Albain, Óglaigh na hÉireann, Cumann na mBan, Na Fianna Éireann and Sinn Féin.
St Patrick’s Day celebrations continue to grow
WHILE the March edition of The Irish Voice covered a vast number of the events surrounding St Patrick’s Day throughout the country, such are the growing celebrations of Irish culture and heritage around this time of year that there were even more events that we still have to share with our readers.
St Patrick’s Day pride on show
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.
Features
Taking a look at Easter in Ireland
MY DAUGHTER, Roisín asked me recently what I thought was a fairly logical question. Why does the date that Easter falls on change each year? And the answer is simple; because it’s a ‘moveable feast’ based on the lunar calendar and not a fixed date like Christmas.
A veritable treasure trove of history and heritage
Neither Here Nor There Written by CG Docherty Published by Levenford Publishing Price: £12.99 WHEN studying local history and creating family trees has never been so popular, it is often said ‘you have to know where you came from in order to know where you are going.’ Some questions people ask regularly here in Scotland: “Who do you think you are?” Are you somebody? “Who were your parents?” “Where did they work?” What is really surprising is that so many people haven’t a clue
Beckett’s brilliance waits for no man!
ANYONE reading this has either seen or heard of the film Reservoir Dogs. The classic mob movie features a gang of criminals stuck in a room waiting for information that never arrives which leads to increasing tension and a grand crescendo of operatic violence. What fewer people know is Quentin Tarantino’s gangster classic is simply Samuel Beckett’s Absurdist Play Waiting for Godot reimagined in a mobster setting.
Comment & Opinion
A strengthening of our relationships
THE last two months have seen wide-ranging events and activities across Scotland, ranging from attending Celtic political forums to supporting Irish community events to mark St Patrick’s Day.
It’s a matter of pride vs prejudice
AS PAUL Brady once sang: “It’s nothing but the same old story.” And lately that line feels painfully accurate.
Pro-Palestine does not equal antisemitic
ELITE sport—especially on display at large-scale televised events—can provide a site for social, political and ideological messaging, including in the form of promotion, support, dissent or opposition.
As Gaeilge
Snáithe a nascann le chéile muid
INA CÉAD teachtaireacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig mar uachtarán na hÉireann, dúirt an tUachtarán Catherine Connolly gurb í ‘An Ghaeilge a fhíonn le chéile cultúr, oidhreacht agus féiniúlacht mhuintir na hÉireann.’
An Ghaeilge agus polaitíocht
BHUEL, a chairde, tá súil agam go raibh craic agaibh thart fá Lá Fhéile Pádraig, cíbe rud a rinne sibh agus cíbe áit ina raibh sibh. Tá mé féin tuirseach tréigthe ar scór ar bith i ndiadhníos mó ná coicíse d’imeachtaí i rith Féile Pádraig Ghlaschú ach b’fhiú é mar bhí sé dochreidte maith a bheith ag ceiliúradh na Gaeilge an ár gcultúr agus ár n-oidhreacht le chéile.
Táimid ag tnúth le Márta!
LÁ FHÉILE Bríde agus Imbolc sona daoibh go léir. Tá súil agam gur bhain sibh taitneamh as iad a cheiliúradh. Bhí ceiliúradh mór ar na sean-thraidisiúin a bhaineann leis an Fhéile ag Céilí Óíche Bhríde bliantúil de chuid Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú. Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir a tháinig amach i mbliana!
Sport
A milestone for youth football in Dundee
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.
I Am Maximus regains his crown
THE 2026 Grand National took place at Aintree on Saturday April 11 and it was a record breaking—or at least equalling—day for the winning horse and connections.
Connollys rise to the challenge of Dublin side Naomh Mearnóg
DUNEDIN Connollys recently welcomed Dublin side Naomh Mearnóg to Edinburgh for a valuable challenge match, as preparations began ahead of the league campaign.
Entertainment
A star-studded tribute to Shane
THIS month’s feature is a very special one for me, because I’m thrilled to announce that 20th Century Paddy: A Star-Studded Tribute to Shane MacGowan will be released in November of this year
Myles is on his way to Glasgow
ONE of Ireland's leading folk and ballad singers, Myles Gaffney, will perform his debut Scottish gig a Grace's Irish Centre on Friday April 10.
Freedom and a bit of home in your pocket
AS THE clocks prepare to spring forward and the first whispers of summer holiday planning begin homes across Scotland, a new shadow is looming over the departure lounge as the ‘post-Brexit’ grace period is officially entering a more bureaucratic phase, with several major changes taking effect this year which are here to stay.
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