Americans are "great people", who voted for him in "heavy numbers" - Yvonne Murray looks at how this connection is key to relations between Ireland and the US.

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 ...

A failure by the executive to appoint commissioners for the Irish language and Ulster-Scots has been criticised by a United Nations (UN) committee. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and ...

Her rich Co Antrim tone with an occasional sprinkling of Ulster Scots lands softly on a hearty mix of northern warmth and country charm. I heard her on the radio recently and she explained how she ...

Ms O’Neill said: “I am delighted to announce the launch of the appointments process for the Irish Language Commissioner and Ulster Scots Commissioner. “They are integral to delivering the ...

"The Ulster Unionist Party have always been clear that we have no issues with use of the Irish or Ulster Scots languages by those who choose to learn and speak it. "We have always emphasised our ...

The DUP wanted a British cultural commissioner but had to agree to a more convoluted title, including mention of Ulster Scots, to give some appearance of symmetry alongside Sinn Féin’s needs on ...

The Executive Office (TEO) said will seek to recruit an Irish language commissioner and an Ulster Scots commissioner, along with a director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression and ...

Sounds Sacred with Richard Yarr remains in its established 5-6pm slot, as does Kintra with Helen Mark and the Ulster-Scots team between 6-6.30pm and Classical Connections with John Toal from 7-9.00pm.