Cullen Skink is a simple hearty soup made with potatoes, onions, and smoked haddock. This traditional Scottish recipe is tasty and warming, with a creamy texture and a deep smoked flavour.

Scotland had fun all the way through. The Scots are out of Euro 2008 after 2-1 loss to Italy but James McFadden and Gary Caldwell's winning goals against France will live long in the memory.

Irish Premier Bertie Ahern addressed the Scottish Parliament when he paid an official visit to Scotland in June 2001. The Taoiseach highlighted the business, cultural, and political links between the two countries.

Castell Henllys is one of many Iron Age hill forts in Wales dating to around 600BC. Through innovative interpretation Castell Henllys helps visitors to understand what Iron Age life was like over two thousand years ago.

The Irish-Scottish Academic Initiative (ISAI) was set up in 1995 to be a formal link between three universities in Scotland and Ireland involving three subject areas: history, Celtic studies, and literatures in the English language.