THE life and work of Brother Walfrid is something which many—particularly with the Irish community—would confidently claim that they know something about. The most commonly known facts are well established. Brother Walfrid —or Andrew Kerins—found his way to Glasgow...
Murray Leith & Jo LaingTHIS month, Glasgow Irish Bands and Gigs head to (Viva) Las Vegas to chat with Dublin founded band The Black Donnellys, Dave Rooney and Dave Browne (above). The guys took time out of...
Mickey MullanIT'S THE most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas, it’s March! It’s the beginning of spring and most importantly St Patrick’s Day. However, St Patrick’s Day isn’t the only thing we have to celebrate...
Mickey MullanAPRIL is the month of showers, fools and chocolate. So, we finished March basking in sunshine, a lovely respite before we endure those April showers. You might not look forward to the rain, but to me,...
TENTATIVE steps towards getting ‘back to normal’ have been taken by the Comhaltas branches in Scotland as the organisation looks to reboot the cultural music scene in the country.As with many other activities, teaching classes in traditional...
SAFE Home Ireland’s first ambassador—celebrated Irish musician Seán Keane—will lead a star-studded cast as part of a virtual St Patrick’s Day Facebook Live concert.
The charity—which provides support to older Irish emigrants looking to relocate back to Ireland after years...
Mickey MullanTHE summer is almost over and given that I’m known to be a walking cliche I feel like breaking into the Bagatelle song Boston Rose, as the tourists have all gone and the children are all...
MORE than 130 Irish dancers from across Scotland joined forces recently to collaborate in a dance off video as they wait the return of classes and competitions.
Scotland's Irish dancers have waited five months to return to competitions as restrictions...
Paddy Callaghan
SADLY, last month, Glasgow lost one of its finest traditional musicians, Uilleann Piper, Pat McNulty (above).
Pat, for a very long time, would have been considered the only Uilleann Piper to live within the city, never mind the best,...
Stephen Colbert
WE IRISH are a travelling people. Ireland’s first inhabitants probably arrived from the south about 12,000 years ago, followed by migrants from what is now Portugal.
Historian Turtle Bunbury’s new book, The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism,...