Protest As BBC Axe Irish Community Programme

December 27, 2010

The General Secretary (GS) has written to the Controller of the English Regions at the BC following news that the Celtic Fringe radio programme will be taken off air at the end of this month. In his letter the GS says that regional

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Ireland:Concern Over Psychiatric Care Provision At Mountjoy

December 26, 2010

The Celtic League has urged the European prisons `watchdog’ the CPT to query the current standard of care provided to inmates with psychiatric problems detained at Mountjoy prison in Ireland. The League cites recent concerns in a report by the Mental Health Commission

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Did Stricken Sub Comply With IMO Regulations

December 26, 2010

The Celtic League has written to the Royal Navy asking if the submarine HMS Astute which was grounded off Skye in October had complied with IMO regulations in relation to the safety of other mariners prior to the incident. The Navy have also

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EMSA: League Express Maritime Safety Concern

December 26, 2010

The Celtic League has written to the European Maritime Safety Agency to express concern at the United Kingdom government’s decision to withdraw funding for emergency towing vessels (ETVs) from next year. ETVs were introduced by several European governments several years ago following a

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Ireland: Language Strategy Launched

December 26, 2010

Last Tuesday (21st December 2010) Taoiseach Brian Cowan launched a strategy for the Irish language. Launching the strategy, Taoiseach Cowan, said that he was very hopeful that there is a future for the Irish language. The 20 year strategy includes a commitment that

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UK Sidestep Questionmarks Around Manx Iranian Links

December 26, 2010

The United Kingdom government has rejected assertions made by the Celtic League that Iranian shipping owned via Isle of Man registered companies may have breached sanctions. The League wrote to UK Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in September (see linkbelow): https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celtic_league/message/3480 The UK say

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Licence Refund Another BBC Con Trick

December 26, 2010

The news that the BBC is to refund monies to the Isle of Man to compensate for services it fails to provide the Manx community could be viewed as a positive gesture. However, the move probably has more to do with the fact

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Irish TV Broadcasting Developments

December 26, 2010

The Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan, has responded to a query from the Celtic League over the roll-out of all Ireland TV services agreed under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Irish and British governments. See link: https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celtic_league/message/3465 The Minister

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Devonwall Police Disengenuous Over Bilingual Signs Issue

December 26, 2010

The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary police commander for West Cornwall & Isles of Scilly has responded to the General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League, regarding the use of bilingual signs at Camborne police station. Commander Martin Orpe told the GS in an

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BBC Alba On Freeview

December 26, 2010

The BBC has backed plans for a Scottish gaelic language tv channel to be made available on Freeview. After the successful launch of BBC Alba in 2008, language campaigners were disappointed to discover that the BBC only intended to show the channel on

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