Report Will Vindicate League Concerns About Military Aircraft Safety

July 12, 2011

Chinook Report Will Vindicate League Concerns About Military Aircraft Safety A report next week into the RAF Chinook helicopter accident on the Mull of Kintyre is expected to exonerate the two pilots who previously had been blamed for the crash. The independent report

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Militarisation of Young People Commissioners Response

May 20, 2011

There has been a response from the Childrens Commissioner for Wales to our query about the militarization of young people (see link): https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celtic_league/message/3624 “Dear Mr Moffatt Thank you for your letter dated 1 April 2011 in which you refer to your correspondence with

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Ireland:MOD Access To Irish Data Above Board Say DPC

April 19, 2011

IRELAND: MOD ACCESS TO IRISH DATA ABOVE BOARD SAY DPC It appears that despite the provisions of the Defence Act 1954 (IRELAND) it is perfectly lawful for educational authorities and employment agencies in Ireland to supply data to the United Kingdom Ministry of

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Is It Lawful For MOD To Access Irish Data?

April 3, 2011

IS IT LAWFUL FOR MOD TO ACCESS IRISH DATA? The Celtic League has asked Irelands Data Commissioner if it is lawful for the UK MOD to access data from Ireland to validate applications from citizens of the Republic of Ireland who apply to

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Ground Crash Jets Query To MoD

February 17, 2011

The Celtic League has asked the United Kingdom Defence Minister if his department has considered grounding RAF Tornado fighter-bombers. The query comes after two of the aircraft recently crashed in Scotland. The first incident in January occurred when a Tornado crashed into the

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Jinxed Nuclear Sub Was Operated Safely Say Navy

February 14, 2011

The Royal Navy has responded to a query from the Celtic League about an incident in December 2010 when a Royal Navy nuclear submarine was grounded off Skye. Navy Command say the vessel was complying with International Maritime Organisation Resolutions on safety and

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Obsolete Fighter Bomber Crashes In Scotland

January 28, 2011

An RAF Tornado fighter-bomber has crashed whilst on exercise off North-West Scotland. UK Coastguards said they were alerted to an incident involving the aircraft at Loch Ewe, near Gairloch, Wester Ross, at 2.45pm today. The two man crew of the aircraft ejected safely

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Cape Wrath:Firing Of Trace Ammunition To Continue Despite Fire Risk

October 8, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE CAPE WRATH: FIRING OF TRACE AMMUNITION TO CONTINUE DESPITE RISK The Ministry of Defence (MOD) will continue to use tracer ammunition in live firing at the Cape Wrath Range in Scotland despite the risk of fire and environmental

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MOD Probed On Overseas Recruitment

August 29, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE MOD PROBED ON OVERSEAS RECRUITMENT A career in the British Army is that unpopular these days that the UnitedKingdom increasingly rely on recruitment of Nationals from other countries. The Celtic League has been engaged in correspondence with the

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MOD Urged To Come Clean On Numbers killed By British Army

August 28, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE MOD URGED TO COME CLEAN ON NUMBERS KILLED BY BRITISH ARMY The Celtic League has asked the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for details of the numbers of civilians killed or injured by British Forces serving with ISAF in Afghanistan.

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