May 24, 2026 – THE DEMOCRAT

Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

May 24, 2026 heaneymedia

Basílica Sagrada Família en Barcelona. Guy Hedgecoe in Barcelona for The Irish Times For much of its history, the Sagrada Família basilica has drawn crowds

MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

May 24, 2026 heaneymedia

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and Labour finance spokesperson Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney The new Deputy First Minister appeared on the BBC Sunday Show

Gaelic Songwriter Marcas Mac an Tuairneir Returns to Music with New Single ‘O Rionnag Gu Rionnag’

Edinburgh, Scotland – Gaelic songwriter Marcas Mac an Tuairneir returns to music this August with the release of his new single, O Rionnag Gu Rionnag,

Council tax funds male breastfeeding sessions and mixed-sex school toilets, claim

Former First Minister insisted she was not ‘obsessed’ by gender reforms after public bodies adopted gender self-identification under her — despite this being ruled illegal

‘Burnham bounce’ takes Labour top of polls …

Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice says polls confirm ‘Labour have been given a second chance’ – but warns against an early election Prime Minister

SNP WALK-IN HEALTH CENTRES PLAN IS WASTE OF SPACE, SAYS LIBDEM LEADER

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today called for Scottish Government plans to open 20 more GP walk-in centres to be paused

BOOKS: ‘It is vulgar to drink from your saucer’: 37 rules for life by the Christian Brothers

Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys such as me

Pipes and Piers Concert on 4 September, 7 pm, Rhu Church

Rhu & Shandon Parish Church Pipes and Piers Concert on 4 September, 7 pm, Rhu Church Rhu and Shandon Community Trust has organised a fund-raising

Nicola Sturgeon left ‘raging’ after police called her ‘Mrs Murrell’ during SNP finance probe

by Democrat reporter Nicola Sturgeon was reportedly left “raging” after detectives inquiring into the SNP’s finances called her “Mrs Murrell.” The former First Minister failed

SCOTTISH LABOUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AGREES LEADERSHIP ELECTION TIMETABLE

Today (Monday 27th July) Scottish Labour’s ruling body, the Scottish Executive Committee, agreed the timetable for the forthcoming election for Leader of the Scottish Labour

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