Anger of Kenny Gaeltacht Comments

August 15, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE This time last year Joe McHugh, Donegal North-West TD, was made Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs. There was widespread anger when it was revealed that Minister McHugh had only a basic knowledge of the Irish

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Forgotten Patriot of 1916 to Get State Funeral

August 15, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Thomas Kent often referred to as the ‘forgotten patriot’ of 1916 is to be afforded a full state funeral after remains buried at Cork Prison were confirmed to be his following DNA testing Kent was a prominent Irish

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Communities Department Respond on Affordable Housing

August 15, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The United Kingdom Department of Communities and Local Government have responded to our recent query about the crisis over affordable housing in Cornwall. A copy of the full text of their response is set out below: “12th August

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DED Respond on Ship Register Queries

August 15, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Minister for Economic Development has responded to our query about the Isle of Man Ship Register and supervision thereof. His reply in full is set out below: “12th August 2015 Vnr Moffatt Veen Thank you for your

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‘The Foxes are in the Hen House’

August 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The call this week, from Manx Infrastructure Minister Phillip Gawne MHK, for more land to be freed up for development prompted an immediate and hostile reaction from Nationalists. In an article on the Mec Vannin Facebook pages Peter

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Gaelic and Scots Critics ‘Taken Out’

August 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE I have said on many occasions that we don’t simply like to do reposts or links on Celtic News but sometimes an article pops up that is just to good not to recycle. ‘Wee Ginger Dug’ (aka Paul

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Lorient Festival

August 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE With the Lorient Festival underway this week we have comment below from the Breton branch on the event. STATEMENT BY THE BRETON BRANCH F.I.L. – 2015: New President, New Manager, New Era? Following an exceptional year hosted by

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Drone Protesters in Court in Wales

August 7, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Four women have appeared in Court in North Wales charged with painting ‘anti-drone graffiti’ at Llanbedr airfield in June. The women were part of a group which has painted slogans and displayed protest banners at the airfield following

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‘The Church of Continuous Economic Growth’

August 6, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A call from the Isle of Man Infrastructure Minister Phillip Gawne for more land to be released to stimulate economic growth has prompted a strong attack from Nationalists. The Minister made his appeal in an interview carried by

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Tabloid Sneering Update

August 6, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Last month we criticised what we termed ‘tabloid sneering’ at the Cornish language when the Daily Mirror carried an article on a decision to eventually replace all signage at police stations in Cornwall with signs in Cornish and

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