Wales is being shafted – time and time again

Wales is being shafted – time and time again

March 31, 2023

Reacting to the news that Westminster has taken £155.5Million from Wales, on the basis that the Senedd hasn’t spent it yet, Gwern Gwynfil, Chief Executive of YesCymru, the campaign for an Independent Wales said: ‘This is a disgrace. How would you feel if

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Heysham Life Extension Must Meet Acceptable Safety Parameters

Heysham Life Extension Must Meet Acceptable Safety Parameters

March 16, 2023

Manx Radio Is carrying a report that Heysham nuclear plant operator is to extend the service life of its No 1 station on the site: https://www.manxradio.com/…/working-life-of-ageing…/ It’s perfectly in order for an operator such as EDF to express a ‘wish’ to keep operating

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NATO – Russia: Drone Destruction Increases Tension

NATO – Russia: Drone Destruction Increases Tension

March 16, 2023

NATO- RUSSIA: DRONE DESTRUCTION INCREASES TENSION The downing of a unmanned recce drone by the Russians is likely to increase tensions between Russia and NATO in the Black Sea area, US drones and other manned recce aircraft (RIVET-JOINT) have been monitoring the Ukraine

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Ireland: Plastic Bullet Use Once Again Under Scrutiny

Ireland: Plastic Bullet Use Once Again Under Scrutiny

March 15, 2023

BBC Spotlight has highlighted the fact that the British The Army and RUC have been covering-up in the deaths of children killed by rubber and plastic bullets during the Troubles. The programme investigators examined declassified material that revealed the Army knew it was

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Agnes O’Farrelly – Interceltic and Irish Language Activist

Agnes O’Farrelly – Interceltic and Irish Language Activist

March 13, 2023

To mark International Women’s Day DCU (Dublin City University) posted an account of the life and  work of Agnes O’Farrelly (Úna Ni Fhaircheallaigh) 1874-1951.  The article would be of interest to many in the Celtic Nations and may be accessed at .https://twitter.com/DCU_SCA/status/1633476364463489024?s=20  

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Yemen: The Forgotten People We Helped To Kill!

Yemen: The Forgotten People We Helped To Kill!

March 1, 2023

No one can fail to be moved by the stance of Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression or angered by the sight of people, some young children being killed, maimed or having to flee their homes. It’s right the Isle of Man government has

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Thirty Years On: The Trial of the Cyfamdwyr Three

Thirty Years On: The Trial of the Cyfamdwyr Three

March 1, 2023

We tend to relate political trials these days to Putin’s Russia but thirty years ago this month there was an intensive political trial in Wales involving three defendants. The accused were said to be members of Meibion Glyndwr although they emphatically denied it.

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Recalling Breton Solidarity Twenty Years On

Recalling Breton Solidarity Twenty Years On

March 1, 2023

Twenty years ago this year the Celtic League held a demonstration outside the French Embassy in Dublin. It was a protest about the detention of six Bretons, some of whom had been held – without charge – for four years. The delegation included

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The Tragedy of the Community of Epynt

The Tragedy of the Community of Epynt

March 1, 2023

Welsh publisher Y Lolfa has is advertising a book on the community at Epynt that was uprooted in World war 2 to make way for a military range. Subsequently at the end of the War the community were not able to return. The

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‘Do You Go Out and Do Something For Your Country?’

‘Do You Go Out and Do Something For Your Country?’

March 1, 2023

BBC Wales has this feature on the bombing of the dam site at Capel Celyn. One of the bombers Owain Williams says: “Do you sit back at home watching telly, or do you go out in the snow and do something for your

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