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Published Date: 21 November 2009 How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Irish Tiger by Fintan O'Toole IN THE 1980s I lived for half a dozen years in Ireland. I knew exactly the kind of Ireland I wanted to see emerge, and years...
A new charter flight is to connect Inverness with Zurich from next year. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have provided funding for flights to run for three years. Holiday...
Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, American families of victims question medical advice Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the families of American victims of the Lockerbie bombing...
Mr Scott hit the nail on the head with a withering attack on the salaries being paid in Scotland’s public sector, writes Alan Cochrane. Last week Mr Scott temporarily took leave of his senses when he invited Alex Salmond to...
IRC: Rally of Scotland begins with spectacle The final round of the IRC season kicks off in Scotland With the local radio traffic news advising people to stay at home unless their journeys were necessary, a mammoth crowd still...
20 November 2009 - A pioneering wave energy device installed on the sea bed off the Scottish island of Orkney was connected to the national grid for the first time on 20 November. The 200-tonne Oyster wave energy generator,...
Published Date: 20 November 2009 FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was challenged yesterday on the "scandal" of malnourished children in Scotland. Tory leader Annabel Goldie said she was "alarmed and appalled" to learn that one in...
Published Date: 20 November 2009 ONE in five MSPs continues to employ members of their own family as staff – despite public outrage over the expenses scandal at Westminster. New figures have revealed that a total of 26 MSPs...
Published Date: 20 November 2009 SCOTTISH ministers are under pressure to cut back on high earners' salaries in the public sector after it emerged that 1,600 on the payroll in Scotland have six-figure incomes . Information...
A statue paying tribute to the 47 men who died in one of Scotland's worst mining disasters has been stolen. The £35,000 memorial, which depicts a miner with his head bowed, was unveiled at Auchengeich in September by First...
