To understand me, you must understand that I am a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart,' and his Irish roots were mentioned when Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited Washington last week ...

The Scots start their campaign against West Indies in a day game at Lahore City Cricket Association at the same time as the Irish take on Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium. Ireland and Scotland conclude ...

The Scots face what their head coach described as "probably the biggest challenge in world rugby right now" as they bid to stop Les Bleus landing the victory they are likely to require to seal a ...

The new Stormont commissioner for Ulster Scots will not be required to speak the language – unlike their counterpart for Irish. Despite the advert for the £79,000-£89,000 role appearing in ...

Income tax is mostly a responsibility of the devolved Scottish Parliament. The tax-free personal allowance is set at Westminster, but the rates and bands of income tax are a matter for MSPs during ...

Before the 1840s, most Irish immigrants to America had been Protestants, many of whom had been the descendants of Scottish settlers in Ulster and would later become known as the Scots Irish.

The Irish American vote is a much more nuanced picture, he said. "The descendants of the Ulster Unionists, or the Scots-Irish, who came to Appalachia and to the south in big numbers have always ...

Green crosses the pond Before the 1840s, most Irish immigrants to America had been Protestants, many of whom had been the descendants of Scottish settlers in Ulster and would later become known as ...

Motherwell's Lennon Miller and Hearts' James Wilson could make senior international debuts Uncapped teenagers Lennon Miller and James Wilson have been named in Scotland's squad for this month's ...

Despite greater success, Irish-born Commodore John Barry was overshadowed by John Paul Jones, whose Scottish heritage was more palatable to early historians. How many realize the Irish ...

Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Irish international trio Tadhg Beirne, Andrew Porter and Calvin Nash will not be retrospectively punished for their involvements with French players in Saturday's ...