Death of Tomás Mac Siomóin, Irish Language Poet, Author and Polemicist

Death of Tomás Mac Siomóin, Irish Language Poet, Author and Polemicist

February 22, 2022

Tomás died in Catalonia on the 18th of Feb. He was born in Dublin in 1938. He received a PhD from Cornell University in Biology and taught in Sligo Regional Technical College and the Institute of Technology (Kevin St.), now part of Dublin

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Fifty Years After Their Brutal Eviction Some Chagossians Go Home

Fifty Years After Their Brutal Eviction Some Chagossians Go Home

February 14, 2022

Fifty years ago the peaceful inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were brutally evicted from their homes by the British military and colonial police. They were threatened, their pets were gassed and their children were threatened. Young and old were exiled hundreds of miles

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End of Necrology Wall

End of Necrology Wall

February 11, 2022

It is great to hear the end of the Necrology Wall. We campaigned over the years to have the wall torn down. https://www.rte.ie/…/0204/1277828-glasnevin-vandalism/ https://m.facebook.com/groups/2222378912/permalink/10158932703718913/ Caoimhín Ó Cadhla Irish Branch Celtic League (5th February 2022)

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NATO and Russia Ratchet War Games (Updated)

NATO and Russia Ratchet War Games (Updated)

February 8, 2022

Busy activity today with both the Russians and NATO ratcheting up war games seemingly at all points of the compass off the West of these Islands. The BBC was running a piece by midday but courtesy of the various social media and scanning

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