Organisation: Scottish Executive

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business

Invest in future of communities

Recently, it emerged that legal proceedings are being brought to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of Irish tenants drawn from around 130,000 low income households.

news

2,600 homes still without water in North

world

Hague: Lockerbie bomber release 'wrong and misguided'

world

Hague: No BP link to Lockerbie deal

world

Inquiry launched into Lockerbie bomber release

rugby

Scotland ponder World Cup bid

Sinn Féin to meet SNP for first time

Sinn Féin is to hold its first-ever meeting with the Scottish National Party at Holyrood today.

Thu, 16 Nov, 2006

Scottish executive urged to forge links with Irish Cabinet

Ministers in the Scottish Executive were today urged to forge closer ties with their counterparts in Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s Government.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

Ayr receive planning permission

Ayr racecourse has been granted outline planning permission by the Scottish Executive for its £35m redevelopment.

Wed, 10 May, 2006

EU strategy for tackling bird flu

The measures triggered by the Scottish Executive last night to contain bird flu were part of a joint Europe-wide strategy agreed earlier this year as it became inevitable that the virus would reach the EU.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

Beam us up, like Scotland

WHEN Transport Minister Martin Cullen publicly rebuked eircom chief executive Dr Phil Nolan for delays in the delivery of broadband communication, he was speaking up for rural Ireland.

Thu, 05 May, 2005

Population of Republic set to overtake Scotland’s

THE population of the Republic is set to overtake Scotland’s within the next 15 years for the first time in modern history, according to new demographic estimates.

Tue, 04 Jan, 2005

Ryanair in deal to maintain engines

RYANAIR has announced a 10-year engine maintenance contract with General Electric Engine Services while the group announces second quarter results later today.

Tue, 02 Nov, 2004

Golden eagles take second winter in Ireland

A bird of prey which has been extinct in Ireland since 1912 could be set to reclaim an area of Co Donegal as its territory.

Sun, 10 Nov, 2002

HP to shed jobs in Britain

Workers at computer giant Hewlett-Packard, which employs thousands of people in Ireland, faced an uncertain future today after it emerged that the company planned to shed 1,400 jobs in Britain.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2002

Euro 2008: Ireland/Scotland to announce bid

Ireland and Scotland are today expected to tell the European Football Authority, Uefa, that the countries’ joint bid to host the Euro 2008 football tournament was still on track.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2002

Soccer: Scotland to back joint bid for Euro 2008

The Scottish Executive has announced that it will support a joint Scottish-Irish bid for the 2008 European football championships.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2002

21 new cases of foot-and-mouth in Britain

There have been 21 new confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth in Britain today, bringing the total to 628.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2001

Cull of healthy animals begins in Scotland

The mass cull of healthy animals to stamp out foot-and-mouth disease has already begun.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2001

Fears that thaw could bring more disease scares

The number of foot and mouth cases in Scotland could rise as farmers begin to check animals stranded by last week’s atrocious weather conditions, the Scottish Executive warned today.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2001

Scotland urged to make joint Euro bid

The directors of Euro 2000 have urged Scotland to make a joint bid to host the tournament in 2008.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2001