Old News Archive Back OnLine

October 25, 2011

For information – The archive of Celtic News releases which were posted on the old website and which were lost for a time when the new site came on stream are now back on-line. They can be accessed by going to our website:

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Cameron Deflects Attention From Army Murder Gangs

October 19, 2011

“It was clear within minutes that we had been lured to Downing Street under false pretences by a disreputable Government led by a dishonourable man.” This was the reaction of Geraldine Finucane, widow of murdered Belfast Solicitor Pat Finucane, after David Cameron announced

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UN Urged to Hold UK To Account Over Protocol

October 19, 2011

UN URGED TO HOLD UK TO ACCOUNT OVER PROTOCOL The UN CAT has been asked to consider pressing the UK authorities over their failure to provide specific training on the Istanbul Protocol at the next periodic report to the Committee from that country.

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Manx CM Retains Nationalist Core Principles

October 19, 2011

The new Manx Chief Minister has said that he still `believes passionately in the preservation of Manx independence’ and still retains many of the core principles that he had when he was a member of the Nationalist Party Mec Vannin in the 1970s.

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Fife Beach Closed As More Radioactive Particles Found

October 19, 2011

That the hazards caused by radioactive waste are not solely related to the nuclear industry is being graphically revealed by unfolding events at Dalgety bay, Fife, where beaches have been closed following contamination by post world war 2 dumping. Dangerous levels of radioactive

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Offshore Wind Farms – IoM Respond

October 19, 2011

The International Maritime Organisation has said that it is active in relation to the siting of offshore wind farms in busy sea lanes. In a response following a query from the Celtic League (see link) https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celtic_league/message/3746 the Maritime Safety Division says that whilst

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Istanbul Protocol – IoM Response

October 19, 2011

The Department of Home Affairs has responded to a query from the Celtic League about the application of the United Nations `Istanbul Protocol’ in the Isle of Man. The League wrote to all British jurisdictions in July following criticisms voiced by the UN

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Manx Election – New Chief Minister in Post

October 19, 2011

A new Chief Minister was elected on the Isle of Man last week (11th October 2011) by members of the House of Keys, following a general election on the Island last month. Ramsey MHK Allan Bell become the Island’s fifth Chief Minister, following

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Conference on Pan Europe Preschool Minority Language Programme

October 9, 2011

Academics, policy makers, politicians and language campaigners from two of the six Celtic countries were among the speakers at a conference in Brussels last week (6th October 2011) about the importance of early year’s education in the development of minority languages. The Multilingual

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Protest Over Treatment of Bahrain Medical Staff

October 4, 2011

The Celtic League has written to the Embassy of Bahrain to protest at the trial and ill-treatment of medical staff in the kingdom. Earlier this year the League criticized the Manx government for signing a trade deal with the repressive regime. “The Ambassador

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