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News
President pays a visit to Scotland
EXCLUSIVE
IRELAND'S President Catherine Connolly travels to Scotland today for a four-day visit during which time she will explore the links between Scotland and Ireland, spend time meeting the Irish community here and meet with key political figures.
Irish community united against racism
IRISH community and cultural organisations have spoken out strongly against organised attacks against immigrant communities in Scotland, and against fascist-style assemblies which have taken place in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
BITA Causeway looking to the future
FOLLOWING on from Causeway joining forces with the British and Irish Trading Alliance (BITA) last year, the business networking organisation is marking its first anniversary with an important step forward.
Features
Pressure and the power of love
YOU may not be familiar with the name Kathleen Helen MacCarthy-Morrogh—otherwise known as Kay Summersby—but after reading this or going to see the movie Pressure, which is out this month, everyone will know her, and furthermore, be asking the same question I did: Who was this Cork girl who ended up becoming personal secretary to Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.
The Shelbourne Hotel has many stories to tell
STANDING proudly on the north side of St Stephen’s Green, the Shelbourne Hotel is one of Dublin’s most famous landmarks. For more than two centuries, its elegant rooms and corridors have witnessed political upheaval, revolution, romance and social change.
GAA is alive and kicking in Dundee
FROM the mills of the 19th century to the playing fields of today’s Gaelic games, Dundee’s Irish story is one of resilience, cultural exchange, and enduring community spirit. Far from being a relic of the past, Irish influence in the city is not only remembered—it is being actively revived.
Comment & Opinion
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 Catholic Irish have been replaced by people of colour.
What will the legacy of the 2026 Commonwealth Games be?
IT'S BEEN 12 years since Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 23rd iteration of the event—the 2026 Glasgow games—has now kicked off again in the city, far sooner than anyone would have predicted back in 2014.
Time to peel back the layers of prejudice
I AM tempted to think that the recent intervention by Dave Scott of Nil By Mouth to demand that police officers declare their membership of various organisations is more about keeping his organisation relevant than it is about challenging the real impact of racism and bigotry in Scotland as it manifests itself in the sphere of policing and justice.
As Gaeilge
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.
Is peil pholaitiúil arís é
AN DTIOCFADH linn dul fríd mí amháin gan conspóid leis an Ghaeilge ó thuaidh? Ní thig linn, de réir dealraimh! An mhí seo caite bhí mé ag scríobh faoin vótáil a bhí in Ollscoil na Banríona, i mBéal Feirste, chun fograíocht dátheangach a thabhairt ar ais san institiúid sin.
Sport
Harps set sights on more silverware
IT HAS been a busy and successful period for Tír Conaill Harps, with the club’s senior teams in Championship action while four youth sides made the early journey south to compete at the Yorkshire Games in Leeds.
Tough start to the season for United
IT'S BEEN a tough start to the season for Dundee United, where their first three fixtures saw them line up against the top three sides from last year.
Celtic fans are board of the same old story
FOLLOWING on from last season’s highs and the dramatic against-all-odds league winning run Martin O’Neill led Celtic on, a summer of canny transfer business was required, which would augment the threadbare Celtic side and re-invigorate them for an assault on Europe.
Entertainment
Novels show that Seamus is a star on the rise
THIS is a good first novel by a new author joining the scene of Scottish crime writing. The main character is Cal Lynch and the book opens with his arrival in Paisley. It emerges that almost three decades earlier Cal left Scotland following the brutal murder of his father. He and his mother moved to London, but Cal’s return was long-planned with his focus being on Eddie Quinn who he believed was responsible. His mother was clear in her intention of not returning.
Irish music scene is Rocking and Rolling
THIS month I thought I’d take a look at the beautiful explosion of Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll that’s happening right now and shine a light on some of the greats from the past that helped influence and bring us to this wonderful wealth of incredible new Irish music.
Beamish proves to be a big hit at Malones!
MALONES Glasgow—the Irish bar on Sauchiehall Lane in the city centre—has become one of the first venues in the heart of Glasgow to pour Beamish Irish Stout and drinkers emptied the taps within 36 hours!
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