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Local groups are planning to celebrate the USA's 250th birthday and its Ulster-Scots links.

Every Jan. 25, Scotland celebrates its National Poet Robert Burns. Los Angeles joins the party.

Why it matters: His name might not be familiar, but every New Year’s Eve — or Hogmanay, as it is called in Burns's native ...

As if Troubles victims haven’t suffered enough, they have to see their pain and grief turned into a board game and monetised for entertainment. Yes, this is where we’ve arrived at in 2026.