Talk Will Focus On Scottish Role In Easter Rising

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As a precursor to the AGM of the Celtic League which gets under way over Easter Weekend and marks the Centenary of the Easter Rising there will be a talk on Thursday 24th by Author and Historian Stephen

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Dublin AGM Will Mark Centenary Of Easter Rising

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Irish branch of the Celtic League (An Conradh Ceilteach) will host the Annual General Meeting of the Celtic League in Dublin on March 25 -26. The venue is Conradh na Gaeilge, 6 Sráid Fhearchair (Harcourt St.) Baile

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Oh Dear! Even Allan’s Mates Picked Holes in His Budget!

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Poor old Eddie and Allan! The Treasury Minister and the Chief Minister must have felt certain the plaudits would flow in from their ‘god child’ the Chamber of Commerce especially as this budget contained much more that the

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Scotland: Tension Between Govt And Fisherman As Policy Likened To ‘The Clearances’

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There are reports of continued tension between fishing communities in Scotland and the Scottish government over Marine Protection Zones created off the West Coast which the Scottish government say are vital to protect biodiversity and allow sea-bed areas

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When Your Country Is Being Violated Economically You Should Fight

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE ‘My country has let me down. I never wish to see the place again…there are “cute hoors” at every turn in…society and business life’ If the above quote sounds familiar read on: There was an interesting bad rather

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‘The Business Community’ Identifying The Problems Never Part Of The Solution

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE You have to hand it to ‘the business community’ they really do want our cake to eat. In the past few months the Isle of Man government ‘like a blind man in a reading room’ has been shovelling

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Exploiting Seafarers And Fish Resources

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Following the earlier post on THE OUTLAW OCEAN series of New York Times articles and after some exchanges of emails today with reporter Ian Urbina he has forwarded further links outlining some of the ongoing investigative work. Interestingly

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If It Quacks Like A Duck It Is A Tax Haven!

February 23, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Here are a few quotes from a report by Transparency International – UK on how legitimate activity such as property purchasing can conceal more nefarious activities when it’s conducted via offshore TAX HAVENS. Eddie Power has already given

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UK: Wildlife Crime Unit Under Threat

February 21, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Many sources have shown the importance of the natural world to the Celts, for example in the following on the Transceltic website: https://www.transceltic.com/pan-celtic/swan-celtic-mythology https://www.transceltic.com/…/ravens-celtic-and-norse-mythol… The English empire continues to keep some of the Celtic nations under the banner

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1916 Irish Rising Commemoration Programme

February 20, 2016

Celtic League News The 2016 Celtic League AGM will be held between 25th and 26th March in Dublin and has been organised to coincide with the centenary commemoration of the Irish 1916 Rising. The programme for the Commemoration is set out below. An

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