Treasury Minister Responds on Financial Regulations

July 25, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Isle of Man Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare MHK has responded to a query sent by the Celtic League asking about financial control and regulation following the NAMA allegations (link): https://www.celticleague.net/news/how-robust-are-transactions-procedures-treasury-asked/ The reply from Mr Teare is set

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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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How Robust are Transactions Procedures Treasury Asked

July 16, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Following allegations in the Dail that an account containing £7 million pounds was set up in the Isle of Man related to a NAMA deal the Celtic League has asked Treasury Minister Eddie Teare if safeguards and intelligence

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Nama: Even If There’s A ‘Happy Ending’ The Damage To The IoM Has Been Done

July 13, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE NAMA: EVEN IF THERE’S A ‘HAPPY ENDING’ THE DAMAGE TO THE IOM HAS BEEN DONE This week Mick Wallace TD has once again threatened to reveal more details to support allegations he made in the Dail ten days

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Osborne ‘High Priest of Austerity’ Claim

July 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Scottish National Party has described UK Chancellor George Osborne as the “High Priest of an Austerity Cult” George Osborne the UK government Chancellor announced his budget today. In it he set out plans to cut the welfare

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Now Quayle Linked to nama Allegations

July 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There’s now a further Manx link to the NAMA allegations Dail deputy Mick Wallace made last week. Readers of CL News will recall that Wallace alleged that a substantial amount of money £7 million pounds had been diverted

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Dail Allegations: Were Manx Financial Regulators Asleep on Watch?

July 6, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE DAIL ALLEGATIONS: WERE MANX FINANCIAL REGULATORS ASLEEP ON WATCH? Over the years the Isle of Man financial sector has found itself embroiled in Irish political controversies periodically and despite a tightening of regulation it seems as if history

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Kernow: Concerns About Cuts Impact on Emergency Services

April 14, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Kernow Branch of the Celtic League has recently written to the Chief Constable of the Devon & Cornwall Police which is responsible for policing in the Duchy to congratulate the service on its use of the Cornish

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Mann: Treasury Minister Gives 75 Year Olds a Financial Kicking

March 26, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There was understandable annoyance amongst some senior citizens on the Isle of Man about the government’s decision to phase out free TV licences for those over 75 years of age. In this regard the Island will now uniquely

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Manx Budget: No Plan B No Plan at All!

February 26, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE It is not a case of ‘there’s no plan B’ it seems there is no plan at all. When the Isle of Man budget was unveiled last week the Celtic League were bitingly critical of some aspects of

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