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League Call for Maritime Law Update as Bugaled Breizh is Remembered

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January 18, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Secretary General of the Celtic League has used the anniversary of the sinking of the Bugaled Breizh to call for further improvements to both International and Domestic maritime law so that Submarine/MFV collisions will be avoided in

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For 2015 – Our Demands (Remain) Moderate!

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January 3, 2015

News from Celtic League There were some significant developments in the Celtic countries in 2014, all of which highlight the distance still to travel to secure the political, cultural, social and economic freedom they need for their survival and development as distinct communities.

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Celtic League GS Urges Taoiseach to Act Over Torture Case

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December 1, 2014

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As the deadline for Ireland the reopen a ECtHR torture case, involving internees in the north of Ireland in the early 1970s, fast approaches the Celtic League General Secretary (GS) has written to the Taoiseach urging action. “A

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GS Urges Branches to Call for Breton Reunification

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June 26, 2014

News from Celtic League The General Secretary (GS) has written to the French authorities ahead of a planned demonstration in Nantes this Saturday (28th June 2014) in support of Breton reunification. The demonstration has been planned in an attempt to influence the French

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GS Speaks at Congress Event

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April 9, 2013

News from Celtic Press Last Thursday (4th April), the General Secretary (GS) of the League was invited to speak at the International Celtic Congress in Bodmin. The theme of the conference, which lasted for four days, was ‘Youth and the Future of Celtic

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GS Attacks Prince Charles Duchy Role

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December 22, 2011

The General Secretary (GS) of the League has written about the unrivalled influence of the Duke of Cornwall in his column in the West Briton newspaper this month. Rhisiart Tal-e-bot argues that the Duke is able to exercise considerable power in Cornwall that

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Kernow: GS Acts On Environmental Protection Issue

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November 30, 2011

The convenor of the Kernow branch of the Celtic League has been lobbying Cornwall Council to give more protection to an area of sand dunes on the north coast of Cornwall. Over the last couple of months Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, who is also the

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AGM – GS Cymru Report Highlights Language Issues

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November 10, 2011

The report on events in Cymru by the General Secretary to the Falkirk AGM was dominated by language issues (see below): “Cymru Language There have been a number of positive moves in the development of the Welsh language over the last year, but

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AGM – Mannin A Diversity of Topics IN GS Report

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November 10, 2011

A report on events in Mannin by the General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League, Rhisiart Tal-e-bot, to the AGM covered a diversity of topics including the language, politics, the judiciary, police, the Manx election and the BBC licence `rip-off’. The colonial anachronism

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Fifty Years Of Campaigning For The Rights Of The Celtic Nations

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November 10, 2011

Set out below is the text of the speech which the General Secretary of the Celtic League gave to the 50th Annual General Meeting held in Falkirk, Scotland this weekend. “The Celtic League – 50 years of campaigning for the Rights of the

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