Month: May 2017

Another thought provoking article from Irish Times marine correspondent, Lorna Siggins, about deep-ocean research in the North Atlantic which has found worrying levels of CFC (chlorofluorocarbons). The study being undertaken by the Irish government’s marine research vessel Celtic Explorer is jointly funded by

The Irish Defence Minister, Paul Kehoe TD, has highlighted the Irish Armies ‘interoperability’ with other neutral UN peacekeeping partners as he welcomed home the Irish Army 28th Infantry Battalion which has just served a tour in Lebanon as part of a joint Irish/Finnish

The Irish Naval Service is deploying vessels to assist the migrant humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean for the third year in a row. The L.É. Eithne which coincidentally was the first vessel from the Naval service deployed in 2015 will reccomence rescue work

The manifestation of a obviously well planned and resourced suicide bomber attack in Britain has raised concerns in Ireland that police there are not sufficiently prepared to meet what has been a threat hitherto mainly confined to the Middle East. Ireland has always

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE The so called ‘Project Eagle’ sale of bad debts accrued in the North of Ireland by NAMA which led to allegations about a multi-million pound slush fund lodged offshore in the Isle of Man has once

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE RSPB IN BATTLE TO ENSURE ‘ENVIRONMENTAL EQUILIBRIUM’ The UK Guardian newspaper has a report on a battle between energy companies and the RSPB the outcome of which could have far reaching impact on the eco-system off

Statement from Irish Branch of the Celtic League: Saturday’s Lá Dearg in Belfast was an historic day by all accounts. Irish language speakers and supporters marched for their rights, for equality and for justice through the streets of Belfast with the demand that