Funding boost for Ulster-Scots marching bands


ULSTER-Scots marching bands in Donegal are potentially in line for a funding boost following the opening of a new pilot funding programme. The Ulster-Scots Agency has secured additional funding to open  the programme which will fund marching bands in Donegal, Cavan, and Monaghan to purchase instruments or uniforms to make their band more sustainable. The […]


Music, chat and more at Ulster Scots night


A night of chat, music and more is promised at Monreagh Community Hall, Carrigans, on Wednesday night. It’s “A Night of Ulster Scots” and it features several special guests, including poet and storyteller Ian McCracken, musicians Stuart Buchanan and Martin McGinley, and the ‘flaxman’ himself, Colm Clarke. It starts at 7pm, and all are welcome. […]