What’s on in Scotland’s isles?
March 23, 2012
Make the most ofArran’s island wildlife and landscape at the Arran Mountain Festival (18 – 21 May). Enjoy whisky tasting, Gaelic lessons and more at the Islay Festival of Music and Malt (31 May – 21 June), or why not learn about the island’s fascinating seafaring traditions at the Hebridean Maritime Festival (9-14 July).
Police and clergy baffled by theft of valueless relic
March 4, 2012
By PATRICK COUNIHAN, IrishCentral.com Staff Writer Published Sunday, March 4, 2012, 8:28 Thieves stole the preserved heart of St Laurence O’Toole,Dublin’s patron saint, from Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday morning. Church leaders inDublinhave said they are “devastated” after the theft in broad daylight of the preserved heart of St Laurence O’Toole, the city’s patron [...]
EasyJet flight passengers’ shock as Scotsman spends entire flight naked
February 10, 2012
EASYJET passengers were stunned when a man stripped naked for a flight. The Scot undressed in the toilets before parading the length of the cabin. Despite the crew’s best efforts, he refused to put his clothes back on for the rest of the journey. But passengers said the 35-year-old did keep his [...]
Edinburgh Zoo pandas honoured with special tartan on eve of Burns Night
February 4, 2012
A SPECIAL tartan commissioned to mark the arrival of the Edinburgh Zoo pandas was unveiled today. Tian Tian and Yang Guang jetted intoEdinburghon a specially chartered flight fromChinaon December 4 last year. Edinburgh Zoo commissioned the tartan from local company Kinloch Anderson to mark the bears’ arrival. The design features black, white and a little [...]
Scots actor Brian Cox blasts clubs for banning women from Burns suppers
January 24, 2012
Jan 24 2012 By Niamh Anderson HOLLYWOODactor Brian Cox has branded a ban on women at two Robert Burns clubs “prejudicial idiocy”. The 65-year-old Scot said the Bard would be turning in his grave to see the societies refusing to let ladies join. In the run-up to Burns Night tomorrow, clubs in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, [...]
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January 19, 2012
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A mechanic was left stunned
October 5, 2011
A mechanic was left stunned after he opened a car bonnet to begin repairs … and found a rabbit. Brian Donn, 37, discovered the bunny in Fiona Blakey’s Ford Focus after she’d unwittingly drove 12 miles to the garage with the furry stowaway. And the mechanic had his work cut out to rescue the creature, [...]
Brodie MacAskill – the world’s tiniest drum major.
September 5, 2011
The four-year-old was invited to lead 10 massed bands at the Nairn Highland Games after a drum major spotted his talent. And he said: “When I’m bigger I want to be a pipe major in the Black Watch.” Brodie has been hooked on pipe music since seeing it on TV at the age of two [...]
Question re Independence
August 7, 2011
Quebec has been asked twice whether it wants to become independent. Scotland will be asked the same question soon. Iain MacWhirter travels to Montreal and Ottawa to ask whether the experience of having a referendum hanging over it has harmed or galvanized Quebecois society? From the Internet, August 2011
Irish heritage certificates announced by government
July 15, 2011
By PATRICK COOPER IrishCentral.com Staff Writer The Irish government is to introduce a certificate of Irish heritage for the 70 million Irish of the Diaspora who do not qualify for an Irish passport. The certificates are expected to be available from the end of this year. The initiative, was first put forward at the Global Irish [...]
