‘Home Where English Can Sound Like Arabic’

November 29, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE It’s amazing to think that just a few years after the last native speakers of the Manx language had been recorded there was still a Welsh speaking monoglot community existing in Wales. The Manx recordings were vital in

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Notice to Celtic League Yahoo Users

October 18, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE ‘BORED; WITH SCRIPT ONLY If you are ‘bored’ with the script only messages on Yahoo news all posts are also reposted on the Celtic League Mannin Facebook pages at this link: https://www.facebook.com/Mannin-Branch-Celtic-League-805941286121301/ We try to liven up the

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ECJ Data Ruling Welcomed

October 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A recent European Court of Justice ruling that a system enabling the transfer of data by companies from the European Union to the US is invalid has been welcomed The RTE link below gives background on the issue:

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The Celtic League Our Ongoing Work and Our Records

October 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A variety of National Facebook sites for the various branches have been under development now for two years or more. You will find links on the National branch pages to the other branch sites including our friends in

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Misneach: Success Over Facebook Campaign

September 30, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE We reported recently on the campaign by Misneach to get Facebook to stop deleting the accounts of users who submitted their names in the Irish language. (Link): https://www.celticleague.net/news/facebook-dont-mess-with-our-names/ I am pleased to copy this statement received in the

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Facebook Don’t Mess With Our Names

September 16, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE #MyNameIs The Irish Times reported that Irish-language activist group Misneach is organising a protest at the social network’s Dublin headquarters over its real-name policy and the way it has been enforced against users opting to use their Irish-language

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Mannin Branch: Facebook and Twitter Sites Launched

February 26, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Mannin branch of the Celtic League (CL) are now on Facebook and Twitter joining a ‘plethora’ of other CL branches, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and our overseas colleagues in Patagonia. I have set out most of the links

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Branch Reaches Out to Thousands Through Social Media

January 22, 2015

Celtic League News With some posts reaching over 15 000 people, the Kernow Branch of the Celtic League is by far the most prolific utiliser of social media in the organisation. In addition to Facebook, the Branch also runs a Twitter site, which

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New Facebook Site Lambasts Anti-Manx Radio

August 9, 2010

“I want MR to define which nation ‘The Nation’s Station’ is referring to – it’s obviously not Mann…” The comments of one contributor to a new Facebook site entitled “Lets have more Manx accents on Manx Radio! Unlike other Manx facebook manifestations of

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