by Neil Mackay in the Herald “It seems the dead are easily forgotten. Men like Michael McGoldrick, Robert Hamill and Frank O’Reilly. Women like Rosemary
Month: October 2026
SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX
by BILL HEANEY John Swinney has been told he must ensure cross-party talks on council tax reform take place “as soon as possible”. The First
Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch
HMS Agamemnon arrived on the River Clyde after departing Barrow 4 October 2026 by LUCY ASHTON The Royal Navy’s newest Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine has arrived
Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day
‘There will be no Orange march down this road, not now and not ever,’ Mary Lou McDonald tells Garvaghy Road rally Thousands of people attended
MEMORIES OF THE OLD PIER AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
MEMORIES OF THE OLD OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLOpened in 1929, the beloved Helensburgh open-air pool (seen here in this rare image) was gifted to the town
HOLIDAY HISTORY LESSONS IN COLOURFUL CAPITAL OF CONNEMARA
BY KATIE SULLIVAN On the morning of June 15, 1919, people working at the Marconi wireless station near Clifden in Connemara saw an extraordinary sight.