Place: Isle of Lewis

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Festival review: Féile na Laoch

Aidan Vaughan dancing a reel in the flickering light of a crackling fire; the nimble fingers of US piano virtuoso David Syme cascading over the notes of Moonlight Sonata under the night sky; the gossamer voices of Cork sean nós-singer Máire Ní Chéileachair and Anna Mhoireach from the Isle of Lewis floating through the ether.

Challenges facing Irish emigrants - Illegal in US but in need of our help

world

Owner to reveal salvage plan for stricken oil rig

world

Fuel tanks 'breached' on oil rig run aground on Scottish island

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Four Aran Islands fishermen rescued after ship sinks off Scottish coast

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Fishermen rescued as boat sinks off Scottish coast

QUIRKY WORLD... Postal service helps to bring home the bacon

ENGLAND:

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Injured Atlantic rower Macdonald rescued

A rower attempting a solo fundraising voyage across the Atlantic has been rescued by the US coast guard after suffering a back injury.

Sat, 14 Jun, 2014

First Thoughts

The Lewis Man

Sat, 18 Feb, 2012

Musicians rally in concert for quake children

The Chieftains’Triona Marshall reveals plans for a concert to aid quake victims and also mark the band’s 50th anniversary, writes Gerry Quinn

Wed, 23 Nov, 2011

British jets scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft '20 times'

RAF jets have been scrambled 20 times in the last year to intercept Russian aircraft over British airspace, it was revealed today.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2010

Lots of room at the snowed-in inn

THE freezing Arctic conditions delivered an unexpected bonus for some New Year’s Eve revellers after they were forced to spend three days snowed in at England’s highest pub.

Tue, 05 Jan, 2010

Twister fears across Scottish island

Cars and houses were damaged by a mini tornado which hit a Scottish island town, it was revealed today.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2009

Trump warning over golf resort

US property tycoon Donald Trump said yesterday that Scotland would be sending out a disastrous message about investing there if his plans to build a golf resort are crushed.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2008

Mother’s plea for Molly’s safe return

THE mother of a 12-year-old girl suspected to have been abducted by her father to Pakistan yesterday made an emotional plea for her daughter to be returned home.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2006

Calderwood to go easy on Crawford

Dunfermline manager Jimmy Calderwood has vowed to go easy on Scotland striker Stevie Crawford.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2003

Funeral held for helicopter crash victim

The funeral of one of the 11 crewmen who died when a helicopter crashed in a North Sea gas field today took place on an island off the north-west coast of Scotland.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002

Mechanical failure blamed for helicopter clash

Mechanical failure was tonight being blamed for a helicopter crash in the North Sea, which killed five people and left another six feared dead.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2002