NAMA Allegations Third Inquiry Now in Hand

July 20, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The scandal embroiling Irelands National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) continues to grow. The issue first surfaced two weeks ago when in the Irish Parliament (Dail) Independent TD Mick Wallace alleged that 10 million Euro (£7 million) had been

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Dail: More Pressure Over Nama and Manx Mystery Bank Account

July 16, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As expected the NAMA affair once again surfaced in the Dáil today with sharp exchanges between Deputy Mick Wallace and the Taoiseach. Wallace restated his position in relation to the £7 million pounds which dropped into a bank

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Manx Registered Companies Under Spotlight in Dail

March 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE MANX REGISTERED COMPANIES UNDER SPOTLIGHT IN DAIL The anti-austerity programme in Ireland is surrounded with controversy and nothing is more contentious than the decision to meter and charge for water. A number of anti-water charges demonstrators are currently

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CPT Respond on Dublin Child Arrests

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture have responded (today) to concerns raised by the Celtic League about arrests of children in dawn raids in Dublin recently. The brief reply from Head of Division at the CPT,

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CRC Action Called for on Tallaght Child Arrests

February 17, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Allegations made in the Dail earlier today suggest that children between the ages of 14 – 17 were arrested in early morning raids by An Garda Síochána in the west Tallaght area of Dublin. The arrests were related

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Secretary General Welcomes Commissioners Contribution to Oireachtas Committee

January 16, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Secretary General of the Celtic League has welcomed the participation of Welsh Language Commissioner, Meri Huws, at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht recently. Rhisiart Talebot said: “I would like

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