Phil Mac Giolla Bháin – Author, Blogger, Journalist & Writer
4 days ago · Discover the insightful world of Phil Mac Giolla Bháin, an author, blogger, journalist, and writer dedicated to social justice and Scottish football.
About Phil - Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
Phil Mac Giolla Bháin is an author, blogger, journalist and playwright. Phil has been using his skills as a journalist and writer to campaign for social justice for over 35 years. He established himself as a freelance journalist capable of consistently producing high-quality articles. Since 2008 he has utilised this website to break many ...
Publications - Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
Phil’s Interview with the Irish Voice – Oct 23 (PDF) Phil’s Writing in other publications: An Phoblacht. Caledonian Mercury. Carn. Celtic View. Celtic Quick News – Issue-16-June2013 (PDF) Daily Ireland. Guardian.
Phil Mac Giolla Bháin – Author, Blogger, Journalist & Writer
Nov 7, 2024 · A paradigm shift in Paradise? 7th November 2024. When Celtic signed a lad named Kühn last January, I was immediately transported back to my undergraduate years. Read more….
2021 – Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
Dec 29, 2021 · Big Mike and the Dingwall deflection. 17th December 2021. I learned today that the recent court victory by Sports Direct led to a rather sombre meeting of the Sevco High Command. Read more….
Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
Mar 12, 2021 · Phil Mac Giolla Bháin. 12th March 2021. It is no secret that Celtic will require a massive re-build in the summer. This season has been a calamity of Shakespearean proportions, and the current playing squad will need a major overhaul. Therefore, key personnel must be put in place before this can begin.
Archives - Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
Archives. Philippe the unsackable? 21st October 2024. It wasn’t such a good sabbath for those who worship Planet Fitba’s supremacist franchise. The funeral of Rangers 18th October 2024. It is always encouraging to see the MSM getting with an issue. The Blue Room strikes back 17th October 2024. It was good to hear from the chap currently ...
Is Irishness still an illicit ethnicity in modern Scotland?
Oct 23, 2023 · The delightful Mr Cruickshank was asking about IRISH surnames. This is yet another example of the invisibility of the Irish ethnicity in modern Scotland. A decade on from writing Minority Reporter, modern Scotland’s bad attitude towards her own Irish remains extant. The title of this piece is taken from the final section of Minority Reporter.
A grey appointment - Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
A grey appointment. 23rd December 2021. The news out of Celtic today reminded me of a remark that I recently made to a fellow journalist. I was relating that the Parkhead club had once tried to keep me out of an AGM presser over a decade ago. Perhaps they thought I wouldn’t play to the succulent rules and come armed with well-researched ...
Don’t blame it on Reo – Phil Mac Giolla Bháin
Sep 29, 2023 · Don’t blame it on Reo. On the day that Celtic was dealing in Reo Hatate, across the city in the Blue Room, the thoughts were on how they could deal Beale out! At the time of writing, I believe that the Transcendental Chairman, with some Stateside assistance, has managed to raise pledges that cover 50-% of Mickey B’s bye-bye money. It is the ...