Month: November 2016

See attached a communication from ForcesWatch who we cooperate with over opposition to military recruitment of children. This is mainly aimed at Celtic League members and supporters in the Celtic countries in the UK where there is pressure to get parliamentary oversight: “Dear

Later this week (on the weekend) will see the funeral of one of the great figures of the twentieth century Fidel Castro and ironically his funeral will take place just hours before the third anniversary of the death of the true giant of

Good article (as always) here from Lorna Siggins, Marine correspondent for the Irish Times. It refers to the multi-lateral deal signed in October which protects a vast area of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. The Ross Sea agreement may seem remote to us

Transceltic has a report on the plight of the Yazidi community in Iraq following the visit to Dublin of Nadia Murad who spent a gruelling time in the hands of ISIS and suffered appalling treatment. The Irish government is being urged to initiate

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE: Great debate on the merits or otherwise of life in Cuba at the moment on some Manx main stream and social media so perhaps its best to go back to basics and consider life on out

‘MOD bought silence with payments – shamefully no police investigations’ Another year and another round of sex abuse allegations involving children the BBC report that the FA is to investigate and doubtless the police forces in the various areas will as well (link):

The Irish President Michael D Higgins has called at the Cuban Embassy in Dublin and signed the book of condolences. Mr Higgins, accompanied by his wife Sabina Coyne-Higgins, arrived at the Cuban Embassy off Pearse Street at 9am this morning. They were greeted

Just six days after the Council of Europe prisons inspection body the CPT responded to our concerns over deaths at Maghaberry Prison another death has occurred (link): http://www.irishnews.com/…/third-prisoner-death-at-maghabe…/ Following two deaths in early November we urged in correspondence on 17th November that the

A contributor to IOM NEWS AND POLITICS has posted a petition about the new build nuclear plant at Sellafield and says: “Don’t know if this is common knowledge but thought I’d flag this.” It should be common knowledge and it should be a

We reported recently on the standoff between Native Americans and there supporters over the construction of a major pipeline from South Dakota to Canada (link): https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1152333184815441&id=805941286121301&substory_index=0 The protests are attracting global attention and have become increasingly violent with most of the violence instigated