Gardi: Alleged Assault At Shell Corrib Site

August 31, 2011

GARDAI: ALLEGED ASSAULT AT SHELL CORRIB SITE An Irish socialist member of the European Parliament has said he intends to lodge a complaint with the Garda Síochána over his treatment at a Corrib gas protest in north Mayo earlier this week. Paul Murphy

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US Leagal Move By British Government Threatens Oral History Projects

August 31, 2011

US LEGAL MOVE BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT THREATENS ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS The outcome of a case currently before a US Federal District Court could have major implications for oral history projects generally and be especially damaging to the gathering of oral input from participants

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Scotland: Positive Response On Istambul Protocol Application

August 27, 2011

SCOTLAND: POSITIVE RESPONSE ON ISTANBUL PROTOCOL APPLICATION There has been a positive response from the Scottish Government Justice Minister to the Celtic League query about the application of the UN Istanbul Protocol. The Protocol (full title – The Manual on the Effective Investigation

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Manin: Judiciary Adopts Self Regulatory Code Of Conduct

August 27, 2011

MANNIN: JUDICIARY ADOPT SELF REGULATORY CODE OF CONDUCT A year ago the Celtic League expressed concern about the lack of judicial oversight regulation in the Isle of Man – a concern which went unreported in the Manx media (see link): https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celtic_league/message/3443 Now the

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Prince Criticised for Political Meddling

August 26, 2011

Concerns are being raised about the influence being wielded on UK government ministers by the man who is next in line to the English throne, following a newspaper’s retrieval of letters and emails by an English newspaper. Earlier this week The Guardian newspaper

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Scotland: Plans for a National Police Service

August 26, 2011

Plans are being set out by the Scottish Government to reform its police force authorities into a single national force amid claims by local authorities that not enough discussion has been held on the issue. The Scottish Government has said that wide consultation

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More Light Shed On UDR’s Murky Record

August 26, 2011

New documents uncovered by the Pat Finucane Centre indicate that the British Army were well aware of the nature and extent of infiltration by loyalist paramiltaries of the Ulster Defence Regiment. The papers also reveal that a SDLP member Michael Canavan tried to

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Another Crash For Troubled Jet Trainer

August 26, 2011

There has been a further accident involving an RAF Hawk T1A trainer jet, a type which operates extensively over the Celtic country and the safety record of which the Celtic League has consistently raised concerns over. In the latest incident an aircraft attached

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Irish President: Candidates Should Have A Strong Appreciation of the Language

August 26, 2011

A potential candidate for the Irish presidential elections has said that any president of Ireland should have a strong appreciation of the Irish language. Speaking on Kerry Radio, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh said that any president of Ireland should have an appreciation of Irish

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Council Urged to Reject Demo Application

August 20, 2011

COUNCIL URGED TO REJECT DEMO APPLICATION The General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has written to members of Edinburgh City Council to urge them to reject an application for a march by a far right organisation in September. In his letter the

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