Month: March 2019

With more Irish Army personnel of the 59th Infantry Group due to be deployed on the Golan Heights in Syria next month units have been preparing for their role as part of the United Nations Disengagement Force (UNDOF) in the Glen of Imaal,

With NATO just about to commence its twice yearly series of military exercises beach cleaners in Tirree unexpectedly came across debris from an earlier exercise (link): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47707104 In this instance the object the young boy is seated on is an inert item of

About three years ago Celtic League highlighted the growing problem of industrial fishing and the exploitation of third world countries resources and their people. We were lucky to be able to cooperate with Ian Urbina award winning journalist at the New York Times

Last week marked the 41st anniversary of the deployment of United Nations Forces in Lebanon. Ireland was one of the first countries to contribute to UNIFIL in 1978 and its commitment to the UN operation both there and globally has been steadfast ever

Green News ie has had sight of a draft plan on climate change which will ensure Ireland reaches 70% renewable energy by 2030.However the plan if enacted will ensure that substantial work to achieve that aim will happen within the next three years:

A petition calling for the Breton flag to enjoy equal status in Breton classrooms with the French and European flag is being circulated at this link: https://www.change.org/p/breizh-impacte-mettons-aussi-le-dr… All schools have the French flag in classrooms and the Marseillaise is sung. The petition calls

“Two of Ireland’s flagship nature conservation groups have joined forces with an international network of concerned NGOs to push for bigger and better marine protected areas (MPAs). “The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) and Coastwatch Ireland, alongside prominent European marine advocacy organisation, Seas at

Plaid Cymru Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, Arfon Jones, said four months ago: “The presence of Saudi military pilots at RAF Valley are a concern whatever the political climate. The catastrophic civil war in Yemen and the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi

“My Country has been under bombardment and siege by US, UK, Saudi coalition for the last 3 years. People are dying from hunger. People are starving to death. “Thank you for standing with us, it really means a lot for us. Your support

There is an element of deja vu with the use of Ronaldsway by Hawk trainers from RAF Valley to train pilots from despotic regimes in that we’ve been here before. It’s kind of ‘training murderers r us’! Someone asked me earlier today why