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Bringing Brother Walfrid’s story to life
THE remarkable story of the man whose charitable work led to the birth of Celtic Football Club is to be brought to the stage in a new Glasgow production.
Award-winning Irish band to take the stage in Edinburgh
DOUBLE Emmy Award-winning Irish group, The Shamrocks, are coming to Scotland next month as part of their first ever UK tour.
What a glorious year for Hibernian FC
SAD are the homes of Ballingarry
Southwards towards the hill
The shadow of Knockfeirna
A mission to fulfil
He crossed the sea to help the poor
And found Hibernian
Undying fame surrounds your name
Ed Hannan from The Glen
Features
Dublin’s biggest tragedy that you will never have heard of
ON THE afternoon of March 11 1597, Dublin experienced one of the most devastating accidents in the history of the city. A huge quantity of gunpowder—being stored beside the River Liffey—suddenly exploded with enormous force. The blast killed 126 people, destroyed or severely damaged dozens of houses and the shockwave of the blast even damaged the tower and cracked the medieval bells of nearby Christchurch Cathedral.
A platform for rail heritage
IF IRELAND has an efficient—and hopefully— expanding modern railway system, it equally benefits from being home to a surprising number of high quality heritage railways and museums. Irish heritage railways are popular tourist attractions, with an impressive 93,000 passengers taking trips on them annually, getting in touch with the trains of yesteryear, which enthusiasts have lovingly kept alive for posterity.
Rome remains place of great influence
THE city of Rome is a real kaleidoscope of colour. It really does has everything—food, fashion, art, faith and, of course, history. For those who have visited the Eternal City, there is never enough time, and, inevitably, plans are made for a return visit. To borrow a well-used phrase, Rome is ‘the gift that keeps on giving’ and no number of visits could exhaust its marvels.
Comment & Opinion
A summer of culture and collaborations
THIS has been an active and varied summer for the Consulate, spanning cultural collaborations, political engagement and support for a pioneering internship programme between Ireland and Scotland in the renewable energy sector.
The Fleadh was a celebration of all our island’s music
THE All-Ireland Fleadh took place last month in Belfast for a celebration of Irish culture that was on a completely different level to anything that had gone before.
It’s time to rail and rally against racism
BELFAST. June 2026. Burnt out homes. Terrified families fleeing in the night. We’ve been here before. A knife attack by Hadi Alodid, a Sudanese asylum seeker in Nationalist North Belfast, triggered anti-immigration riots by Union Jack clad mobs. Loyalist-led pogroms are not new, but their target is. Catholic Irish have been replaced by people of colour.
As Gaeilge
Seachtain cultúrtha, áthasach agus stairiúil
BHUEL, a chairde, tá súil agam go raibh samhradh maith agaibh. Ceann measartha maith ó thaobh na haimsire de a bhí againn, nach raibh? ‘An rud is annamh is iontach’ mar a deirtear!
Níl a fhios acu dada, mar is gnách
BHUEL, a chairde, an mbeadh iontas ar bith oraibh dá mbeinn ag rá libh go bhfuil meancóg amaideach déanta ag Reform UK? Ní bheadh, is dócha, ach seans go mbeadh iontas ort go mbaineann a gcuid seafóid—an uair seo—leis an Ghaeilge.
Mol achan duine agus tiocfadh siad
‘MOl an óige agus tiocfadh siad,’ sin a deir an seanfhocal i nGaeilge. Seanfhocal a d’úsáid mé anseo thart fán am seo anuraidh toisc go mbíonn sé ar m’intinn achan bliain agus muid ag ullmhú fá choinne Campa Samhraidh Chonradh na Gaeilge Glaschú. Thig linn an seanfhocal sin a úsáid i gcomhthéacs ar bith, is dócha, ach déarfainn go bhfuil sé ríthábhachtach nuair a táthar ag caint maidir le teanga, oidhreacht agus féiniúlacht.
Sport
Racing festival was just champion
THE Irish Champions Festival was held across two courses—Leopardstown and The Curragh—over the weekend of September 12 and 13, and Saturday’s big race at Leopardstown, the Group One Champion Stakes, was won by the 50/1 outsider of the eight runner field.
The day the curse was broken!
THERE’S 05:38 on the stop-clock: Mayo are three points down in the 2026 All-Ireland Final, nevertheless very much in the game. Unlike in the 1996 replay against Meath, they still have 15 men on the field. Back then star player Liam McHale was red-carded after just six minutes following a mass brawl. 14-man Mayo lost by just one point. At 07.24, Mayo get off the mark with a fisted score.
Hurling, camogie and shinty skills will be on show in Cork
THE GAA, Camogie Association, Camanachd Association and Women’s Camanachd Association recently confirmed that this year’s Hurling-Shinty International will take place at Cork’s SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Entertainment
Music must have something to say
THIS month’s feature came about almost by accident. I was watching one of my all-time favourite bands on YouTube—punk rock icons The Clash—when I noticed something I’d seen many times before but suddenly looked at in a completely different light. There was Joe Strummer battering barre E on his well battle worn Fender Telecaster guitar and spitting out the words to Tommy Gun with all his anger and might… wearing an H-Block T-shirt in the video for The Clash’s 1978 single.
Bringing Brother Walfrid’s story to life
THE remarkable story of the man whose charitable work led to the birth of Celtic Football Club is to be brought to the stage in a new Glasgow production.
The Fleadh was a celebration of all our island’s music
THE All-Ireland Fleadh took place last month in Belfast for a celebration of Irish culture that was on a completely different level to anything that had gone before.
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