AS you drive into the area west of Dumfries even today, there is a sense of other-worldliness as you proceed into ...

How close did Scotland come to being a totally different entity in the 12th century when invaders from the Norse-Gaelic Kingdom of the Isles ...

Scots used to live in a clan system A clan was a group of people who lived in the territory of the same chief stone The primary rival of Scotland was England which had a long history of conflicts duri ...

They’re short enough that they can be one syllable, but long enough that they can have as many as three syllables.

(According to some sources, Elvis is an Anglicized version of the Iris Gaelic name "Ailbe," which derives from the Latin name of a saint, Albeus. Other sources theorize it is derived from the ...

Gael Monfils is looking for a new goal. The French legend still enjoys competing – and at the age of 38 remains capable of magic of the court – as shown by his results in 2024. But after more ...

Talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to form a government are set to resume later on Monday after the Christmas break. In November's general election, Fianna Fáil won the most seats at 48 ...

I was in Donegal last week and three different people told me, in absolute confidence (“Don’t mention my name Joe”), that Michael Murphy has been playing in goals in their in-house games ...

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Novak Djokovic made light work of Gael Monfils as he cruised past the Frenchman 6-3 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International. Djokovic, playing at the ATP 250 event for the ...

Novak Djokovic earned a straight-set victory over world No 55 Gael Monfils to reach the quarter-finals of the 2025 Brisbane International. The world No 7 did not lose his serve and broke Monfils three ...