Tag: Glasgow

Glasgow knock out Munster to set up URC final showdown against the Bulls

Glasgow Warriors upset the odds to beat defending champions Munster 17-10 at Thomond Park to reach their first BKT United Rugby Championship final since 2019. The Warriors will play the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria in next Saturday’s title decider, having boxed clever after losing two players to the sin bin and making the most of […]

Irish dancers put best foot forward at world championships in Glasgow

The best Irish dancers from around the globe have gathered in Glasgow for the world championships. The competition is running for a week until March 31st at the SEC with more than 2,500 dancers from 23 countries including Japan, Australia and Taiwan taking part. (Jane Barlow/PA) (Jane Barlow/PA) (Jane Barlow/PA) Irish dancing performances include a […]

Sharlene Mawdsley qualifies for 400m semi-finals in Glasgow

Tipperary’s Sharlene Mawdsley has qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow. She posted a time of 52.23 seconds in her heat, and will run again in the semi-final at 8.50pm on Friday. Sharlene Mawdsley secured a place in the 400m semi-finals. Photo: Morgan Treacy/Inpho Meanwhile, sprinter […]

2 injured in early morning fire in Glasgow, house heavily damaged

Two people were hospitalized early Tuesday morning after suffering minor injuries in a Glasgow house fire, first responders said. Firefighters and paramedics were called to the 200 block of Emma Way in the Shelly Farms development just before 4:30 a.m. for reports of the blaze. When they arrived, firefighters saw flames coming from the home. […]

Glasgow Kindertransport refugee celebrates 100th birthday

Henry Wuga is a refugee based in Glasgow, who has just turned 100 years old. In May 1939, as pre-war tensions were rising in his home country of Germany, he escaped to Scotland via a child safety mission known as the Kindertransport. By the time World War II began, he was in Glasgow, a place […]