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‘Oscar of the Trad Music World’ cherished by Glasgow’s own Kathleen
CHERISH the Ladies were performing on the Joanie Madden riverboat cruise down the Seine, Paris early in June when the call came in from TG4 telling them they had won Grúpa Ceoil (music group) at the Gradam Ceoil Awards 2026.
Police Scotland under fire over mutual-aid
NEWLY published minutes have revealed that senior Police Scotland officers discussed controversial mutual-aid arrangements with the PSNI during a meeting with Justice Secretary Neil Gray, as Garvaghy Road residents in Portadown faced the renewed prospect of an Orange Order parade being forced through their community.
St James the Great CCÉ take part in Royal National Mòd
THE St James the Great Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann had the honour of being invited to take part in a Fringe event at the annual Royal National Mòd, which this year took place in Glasgow from October 9 to 17.
Features
Painful, powerful and proud parallels
COMMON Threads, the recent talk by Dr Manal Shqair and Dr Niamh Coffey on Palestinian and Irish women’s activism and resistance in their countries’ struggles against colonial occupation and oppression attracted a large, appreciative audience who engaged with the subject and asked pertinent questions.
Irish stars shine at The Fringe
MORTAL Sin takes us on a journey of friendship and growth between the two characters Colm and Peggy in 1960s Ireland. JFK has just been shot, and the two young friends believe this calls for a day off school. They make naive attempts to resist the system and defy their elders. Though the young friends share moments of light-hearted play, their thoughts and actions are ultimately subsumed by the pervasive Catholic mindset of the era.
Uncovering the truth in Tuam
CATHERINE Corless was born in Tuam, County Galway and has lived there ever since. She married husband, Aidan, in 1978 and was an ordinary Irish mammy living an ordinary life bringing up four children.
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
Harps and Connollys Ladies enjoy final successes
THE Ladies teams of Tír Conaill Harps and Dunedin Connollys celebrated two great wins in the Scottish Junior Shield and the North of Britain Championship respectively.
Connollys dig deep to become Intermediate Champions
DUNEDIN Connollys Intermediate Men were crowned Championship winners after a hard-fought victory over Tír Conaill Harps in Clydebank, bringing the trophy back to Edinburgh following a tense and cagey final.
Gaels’ late late show seals Senior title
THE showpiece final of the Scotland GAA season saw the country’s big two of Dunedin Connollys and Glasgow Gaels face off in the Scottish Senior Men’s Championship in Clydebank.
Entertainment
Irish stars shine at The Fringe
MORTAL Sin takes us on a journey of friendship and growth between the two characters Colm and Peggy in 1960s Ireland. JFK has just been shot, and the two young friends believe this calls for a day off school. They make naive attempts to resist the system and defy their elders. Though the young friends share moments of light-hearted play, their thoughts and actions are ultimately subsumed by the pervasive Catholic mindset of the era.
St James the Great CCÉ take part in Royal National Mòd
THE St James the Great Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann had the honour of being invited to take part in a Fringe event at the annual Royal National Mòd, which this year took place in Glasgow from October 9 to 17.
New book paints a vivid picture of the late Martin McGuinness
THE Columba Club in Coatbridge gave a warm welcome to Jim McVeigh for the launch of his recent publication Our Martin.
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