Celtic League 50th Birthday: Help Us Contiinue The Work

February 25, 2011

A feature of all AGMs in recent years has been the desire to continue with a print issue of CARN (the Celtic League journal published thrice yearly). A prerequisite to that continued publication is a good membership subscription base and whilst the League

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Irish General Election Language Support Call

February 25, 2011

IRISH GENERAL ELECTION LANGUAGE SUPPORT CALLIRISH GENERAL ELECTION – LEAGUE SUPPORTS IRISH AS CORE SUBJECT FOR LEAVING CERTIFICATE AND DEMANDS OF GAELSCOILEANNA SUCH AS RETENTION OF PRESENT PUPIL TEACHER RATIOS IN IRISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS The political party that has been widely tipped to

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Bahrain Manx Bilateral Ties Shameful

February 21, 2011

The Celtic League has condemned economic ties between the Isle of Man and the regime in Bahrain as shameful (see below). The Isle of Man government recently trumpeted bilateral economic ties between the two countries. The Celtic League point out the Gulf States

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Emergency Tug Withdrawal: Dot pressed For Copy Of Risk Assessment(s)

February 21, 2011

The Celtic League has written to both the UK Department of Transport (DOT) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency asking them to furnish copies of any risk assessment(s) undertaken prior to the decision to announce the withdrawal of emergency towing vessels (ETVs) around

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Manx Finance With Murderous Gulf State

February 21, 2011

It is just two weeks since the Manx government trumpeted a new series of economic agreements with the Gulf State of Bahrain. In the past few days we are seeing just what sort of countries the Manx government and some in the financial

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Protest To Spanish Over Ill Treatment of Detainees

February 21, 2011

The General Secretary (GS) of the League has written to the Spanish Ambassador to the UK to express his concerns following the arrest of ten people in the Basque Country on 17th January 2011, which included a personal friend of his. In the

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Scottish Government urged To press Case for return of Lewis Chessmen

February 21, 2011

The Celtic League has urged the Scottish government to press the case for the return of the Lewis chessmen pieces held by the British Museum to Scotland. The League point to recent significant International moves in relation to the restitution of `removed’ artefacts.

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Environment Agency Quizzed on Sellafield Storm Water issue

February 21, 2011

The Celtic League has written to the United Kingdom Environment agency asking about the monitoring of storm water outfalls from the Sellafield nuclear plant. The move is prompted by earlier correspondence with the UK HSE Nuclear Safety Directorate: “Chief Executive The Environment Agency

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Mann: Work Permit Reform An Assault On Employment Security

February 21, 2011

In what will be seen by many as an assault on employment security the Manx government has announced a further review of its work permit legislation. Control of Employment legislation was introduced on the Island almost forty years ago at a time when

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Gold Cape of Mold

February 21, 2011

The Celtic League has written to the Welsh Heritage Minister asking if efforts nare being made to have the Gold Cape of Mold returned to Wales. The Minister is also asking if it is the Welsh government’s policy to see ownership of the

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