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Alex Salmond appears in Edinburgh court on sexual assault charges
- UK
- November 21, 2019, 10:22
Alex Salmond, former first minister of Scotland and one of the most important figures in modern Scottish politics, appeared in court on Thursday to fa(...)

Northern unions call for Boris Johnson to nationalise Harland & Wolff
- Manufacturing
- July 25, 2019, 17:54
Trade union leaders in the North are appealing to the new UK prime minister Boris Johnson to nationalise Belfast’s historic Harland & Wolff shipya(...)

Review of how the State processes forestry planting applications announced
- Environment
- July 23, 2019, 20:01
A review is to be undertaken of how the State processes forestry planting applications. The move follows a similar review in Scotland which is credi(...)

Wrightbus seeks new investor amid union concerns
- Transport & Tourism
- July 23, 2019, 19:33
Wrightbus, the Ballymena company which famously produced the new UK prime minister’s Boris Bus when he was mayor of London, has confirmed it is lookin(...)

Rockall row: Sturgeon says Scotland is defending its interests
- Irish News
- June 11, 2019, 13:50
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has defended Scottish threats to Irish fishing boats around Rockall as “in line with our obligations to upho(...)

Coveney rules out sending Irish Navy ships into Rockall waters
- Politics
- June 10, 2019, 14:15
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has ruled out sending Naval Service vessels into the waters around Rockall. Mr Coveney said “(...)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the Irish Government was informed last September about Scotland’s intentions to enforce its claim (...)

Scotland risks antagonising Brussels with Rockall row
- Opinion
- June 10, 2019
The very short time frame between the Scottish government’s unexpected ultimatum regarding Irish vessels fishing within 12 miles of Rockall and its th(...)

Rockall: Scottish will board Irish boats if they refuse to leave - Minister
- Politics
- June 9, 2019, 13:53
The Scottish government has said its fisheries patrols will board Irish fishing boats if they refuse to leave the waters around Rockall, as the row ov(...)

Irish fishermen to defy Scotland’s ‘bombshell’ warning on Rockall
- Irish News
- June 8, 2019, 14:53
A warning from the Scottish government that it will take action against Irish fishing vessels that fish in the area around Rockall, a disputed island (...)