2016 gave us a compass for the future
THE turn of the year is naturally a time to take stock and to look back over the highs and lows of the past 12 months. There are few...
Entertaining Michael Redmond
TO MANY, Michael Redmond is known for his excellent comic turn as the frustratingly deadpan Fr Paul Stone in the Father Ted episode Entertaining Fr Stone, but I’d wager...
Irish Government’s Brexit promise
SENIOR politicians in Ireland and Irish consular staff in Edinburgh have vowed to make ‘every effort’ to maintain the current status of Irish people living in Britain, after British...
Irish rugby fans looking forward to Six Nations
AS JANUARY turns to February the rugby fan’s mind turns to the Six Nations. And Irish fans will be looking forward with more glee than most.
After beating the All...
Celebrating 90 years of St Francis Pipe Band
THE renowned St Francis Pipe Band celebrated their 90th anniversary Mass at Blessed John Duns Scotus Church, Gorbals, just before Christmas.
Fr Edmund Highton was the principal celebrant at the...