Month: November 2017

News from Mannin Branch of the Celtic League: “In a few weeks it will be business as usual all this will be forgotten the corporate suits will be having their Xmas parties and anyone stealing a few sticks of firewood will need to

Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales has unreservedly condemned the jailing of Catalan politicians by the Spanish State. They have issued the following statement: “These are members of a democratically elected government. Vice-President Oriol Junqueras is a longstanding friend of Plaid Cymru and

News from Mannin Branch of the Celtic League: For once I’m lost for words so I’ll borrow some and by the way like cigarettes shouldn’t stories like this on Manx Radio come with a health warning! http://www.manxradio.com/…/gambling-sector-socially-respon…/ “No one in the history of

We reported at length on the loss of Irish coastguard rescue helicopter Rescue 116 in which all four crew members died. The helicopter crashed after a collision with Blackrock Island, Blacksod Bay, Co Mayo and the bodies of two of the crew men

What used to be called ‘whistleblowers’ are now sometimes termed ‘criminals’ I suppose it had to happen we live in a high-tech world where ‘sensitive’ information is often loosely available. The distinction is easily bandied about these days though at one time such

News from Mannin Branch of the Celtic League: “Taxpayers paid more than £175,000 to maintain and renovate the Lieutenant Governor’s house, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. It showed running costs, before VAT, including maintenance, oil and electricity stood at £32,226.53

Mec Vannin has urged the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe to intervene in Catalonia after Spain has reacted forcefully following the declaration of independence. At the weekend large numbers of people were bussed into the territory to support a pro-unity demonstration

News from Mannin Branch of the Celtic league: Springfields nuclear site near Preston in Lancs is one we don’t normally focus on but it’s as well to maintain a balanced picture where UK nuclear facilities around the the Irish Sea are concerned. The

A plaque commemorating the Irish commander of Irish UN peacekeeping troops who fought at the siege of Jadotville in the Congo was unveiled in Co Kerry today by former Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The late Colonel Pat Quinlan from Caherdaniel, Co Kerry, was Commandant