Year: 2017

I had only written fairly recently about the centenary of the death of Sophia Morrison and the centenary commemorative events surrounding that event in January of this year. Pivotal to the success of those commemorations was Roy Kennaugh who himself died this week.

IOM Today has this ‘taster’ for Illiam Dhone day which will have a decidedly historical focus in terms of the English oration: http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm… Events commence at 2:00pm (Jan 2nd) at Hango Hill and there is a gathering later at the George Hotel in

January of course brings the annual commemoration for Illiam Dhone and some of the Manx meda are already picking up on this. However the month is also the anniversary of the death of another more recent Manx heroine and stalwart of the language

“Ireland is to significantly increase spending on overseas aid as the economy recovers, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. A review of our international development aid commitments is due to be well underway by the middle of next year. Mr Varadkar said cuts made

“SCOTLAND’S big landowners have backed an SNP MSP’s call for all sides to work together to end persecution of hen harriers. Species champion Mairi Gougeon spoke out after Police Scotland launched a probe this week into the death of a hen harrier found

“Parents (on the Hebrides Island of Mull) have reacted with anger to a Home Office decision to reject a visa application from a Canadian to teach Gaelic at a Scottish primary school. Sìne Halfpenny, from Nova Scotia, was the only person to apply

Ireland’s Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D., this week signed a contract for the provision of three new fixed wing utility aircraft for the Air Corps in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. The new aircraft type is to be supplied is the

Despite a suspended self-government, opposition from the media, military threats from Madrid, a candidates in exile and in prison and continued intimidation from Spain, the latest elections in Catalonia have resulted in pro-independence parties winning a majority in the Catalan parliament. The Madrid

The Irish Times has this good piece on the unforeseen effects of Arctic warming for both wildlife and humans: “Arctic air temperatures are rising at twice the global rate, with Barents Sea water rising .8 of a degree since 1980. Increasingly, erratic temperatures