Cold War Undersea Menace Returns to Haunt Fishermen

March 25, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Just two months after we speculated that increased tension between NATO and the Russian Federation could lead to deadly undersea activities which would pose a renewed threat to fishermen the first incident appears to have occurred. Last week

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New Heritage Centre Celebrates Patagonia Links

March 25, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE It is not often we have a CL News item that is of direct interest to our colleagues in the Patagonian branch of the Celtic League but the news of a £1 million pound lottery grant to aid

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Positive ECJ Judgement Could Prove Difficult for Irish Government and DPC

March 25, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Irish government could find itself in the ‘hot seat’ if a case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) finds in favour of the plaintiff. An Austrian student, Max Schrems, took a complaint to the Irish High

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CL News Options

March 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE With CL News Yahoo ‘firing on all cyclinders’ over the past four months it occurrs to us that some of you may be suffering ‘inbox overload’. Obviously if you are a subscriber to CL News Yahoo we are

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The Civil Nuclear Police

March 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE BBC Scotland reports briefly on an incident involving the Civil Nuclear Police (CNC) and ‘the unintentional discharge’ of a Taser (link). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-31984370 The incident took place at Hunterston nuclear power plant in the CNC police station at the

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British Snooping Likely to Feature in AGM Reports

March 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE In January 2015 it was all smiles as Michael Fallon for the United Kingdom MOD and Simon Coveney for the Irish Government signed what the media termed an ‘historic’ defence agreement at Dublin Castle. Yet just week’s earlier

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Half Manx Prison Population has Mental Health Isues

March 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There has been a shocking admission that half of the inmates of the Isle of Man Prison are suffering from mental health problems the Minister of Home Affairs, Juan Watterson MHK, provided the information in a written answer

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US Government Helsinki Commission Focus on Collusion

March 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Just hours after the ‘brouhaha’ of the St Patricks Day celebrations in Washington a very different gathering focusing on Irish affairs took place in the US Capital. The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (The Helsinki Commission)

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Home Secretary Pressed on Kincora Decision

March 17, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As yet another child abuse scandal breaks in the United Kingdom once again senior political figures and allegedly members of the UK Special Branch are said to be implicated. However our focus remains firmly on the Kincora scandal

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New Sellafield Reactor Poses Potential Risk

March 17, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Just days after we commented on the lack of firm opposition from the Manx and Irish governments to so called ‘new build’ nuclear plants a US Nuclear expert has warned about possible dangers. In our report on opposition

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