Latest News on US Vets – Home for Christmas! Best Wishes

Latest News on US Vets – Home for Christmas! Best Wishes

November 30, 2019

At a hearing at Ennis Circuit Court in early Nov. the Judge agreed to transfer the cases of the two US Vets (Tarak Kauff [77] and Ken Mayers [84] )from Ennis Circuit Court to Dublin Circuit court, where they will now have a

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Ireland should rethink its military training pact with UK

Ireland should rethink its military training pact with UK

November 22, 2019

In light of the recent disturbing revelations about the behaviour of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Ireland should rethink the military training pact it entered into with the UK in 2015. At the time the Pact was signed I drew a comparison

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UK joins other ‘Rogue States’

November 22, 2019

Its another success point in terms of campaigning by the Celtic League. For decades now we have supported campaigners fighting the forced expulsion of the people of the Chagos Islands and its occupation by the UK to build a military base. A few

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US Veterans Plight – A Live Issue For League

November 18, 2019

Ireland’s Department of Justice has acknowledged the concerns raised by the Celtic League in correspondence received today by the AGS of the League from the Private Secretary to Minister Charles Flannigan TD the League had written two weeks ago to express concern about

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‘Shooting The Past’

November 12, 2019

There has been a negative response to Conservative election pledges to protect military veterans from prosecution. In the North of Ireland where several cases are under investigation the reaction from nationalist parties has been predictable but ironically the Tory stance has also been

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UN: ECOSOC News

November 12, 2019

As indicated previously the Celtic League is an accredited UN Non Governmental Organisation via the Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) and since the AGM I’ve been devolved responsibility (as AGS) from the Celtic League General Secretary (Rhisiart Talebot) for publicising aspects of this

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The Anniversary of the Death of an Irish Poet

November 12, 2019

Twenty years ago last month saw the death of Michael Hartnett, who was one of the greatest Irish poets of the late 20th century. Born in County Limerick in 1941, he was raised by his grandmother in the town of Newcastle West, discovering

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Plague Bombs and Rockets

November 12, 2019

Lightheartedly scary look, (by Jenna Watts on BBC SCOTLAND) if that’s not a contradiction in terms, look at the Cold War from a Scottish perspective in this documentary broadcast perhaps appropriately on November 5th. It has everything from bubonic plague testing off the

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SNP pledge to protect NHS against Trump grab

November 12, 2019

  The UK election campaign only a few days open ‘hots up’ with the SNP making a pledge to protect the NHS from a Trump grab via a UK/US bilateral trade deal. The much touted trade deal would see more privatisation of health

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Cornwall: Mebyon Kernow to fight election

November 12, 2019

Report here from the Cornish nationalist twitter feed of Mebyon Kernow on publicity for Dick Coles campaign in the forthcoming election Bernard Moffatt Assistant General Secretary Celtic League (7 November 2019)    

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