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Day: August 22, 2022

EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL: IRISH WRITERS STRUT THEIR STUFF

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

James Joyce, whose modernist classic Ulysses will be discussed at Edinburgh Book Festival. Dan Mulhall, pictured right,  was the Republic of Ireland’s Consul General in

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BOOKS: Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood for Clifden Arts Festival

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Ireland’s longest-running community arts festival returns for its 45th installment this September, as the Clifden Arts Festival returns to full capacity across the Connemara region from

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BOOKS: Journalist’s Memoir of Life on the Tough Streets of Northern Ireland

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING A Memoir of Life on the Tough Streets Cul-de-Sacs of Bangor Colin Bateman Colin Bateman grew up in the pleasant seaside town of Bangor

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POLITICS: BAILLIE REACTS TO HELENSBURGH SCHOOL PLAN REPORT

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie has expressed relief at news that plans to cut the number of headteachers at schools in Helensburgh & Lomond look set to be

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THE DEMOCRAT IS BACK

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

The Dumbarton Democrat is set to open again in October, although we continue to operate for the moment on a reduced scale.  We announced the imminent

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BOOK FESTIVAL NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Richard Holloway pictured at the Edinburgh Book Festival by Bill Heaney Festivals are about people, and Edinburgh Book Festival is no different from any other.

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LEADERSHIP: Catholic Church blasts attacks on Kate Forbes

LEADERSHIP: Catholic Church blasts attacks on Kate Forbes

Church says many Scotland’s Catholics ‘feel marginalised’ by the infighting over religion and issues such as gay marriage, abortion and gender conversion, which could potentially

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SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP President Mike Russell, back in charge. BBC Scotland is reporting that there is “tremendous mess” in the SNP over the party’s leadership race, the

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HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

Growing patient lists and unsafe working: patients and doctors speak out from the front lines of primary care Amid rising concerns over heavy patient lists

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PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

Patrick Harvie slated after confirming he would be protesting against King Charles during Coronation Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie The Scottish Greens have announced that

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DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

It was a day to wear black at the Rock yesterday. Sons had that funereal look about them as they went down 5-1 to Albion

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COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Jason Leitch both played huge roles in governing our lives during the pandemic. In a talk at a church

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LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

First Ministerial candidate met with Scotland’s top civil servant to lay out her vision for the country By Democrat reporter SNP leadership contender Ash Regan

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FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

Ferguson Marine finance boss has quit amid backlash at ‘reprehensible’ bonus payments Chief financial officer George Crookston, who picked up £17,500 in ‘performance-related’ bonus cash,

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