Parents Despair Over Jubilee Events

May 29, 2012

News from Celtic press Events and celebrations surrounding the English monarchy are often a difficult time for nationalists from many of the Celtic countries, because of the prominence events are given in the media and in society in general by the establishment. In

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Unexpected Olympic Legacy for Cornwall

May 28, 2012

News From Celtic Press The Secretary of the Kernow Branch of the Celtic League has written a letter of complaint to the Chief of Police, following allegations of harassment from the police in Cornwall by members of the League. Matt Blewett, who took

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Cornwall: Police Visit Homes Ahead of Olympic Torch Relay

May 18, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS A member of the Kernow Branch of the Celtic League and a previous Branch Secretary has lodged a complaint of harassment with the Devon and Cornwall Police Constabulary today (18th May 2012). Mike Chappell, who was the Kernow Branch

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New French President is Full of Promises, But Can He Deliver?

May 16, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS Yesterday (15th May 2012) a new French President was inaugurated in Paris, but whether this means a new French approach towards Brittany remains to be seen. President Hollande has promised Bretons that he is prepared to consider the ratification

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Cymru Branch Organise Prisoner Commemoration

May 14, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS Members of the Cymru Branch helped to organise a commemoration at Fron-goch recently, to remember those who had been interned at the infamous prison in the north of Wales. The Cymru Branch Information Officer, Aled Cottle, sent the following

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Gaelic Month of May in Nova Scotia

May 10, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS The month of May has been designated as Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) language month in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and the area is celebrating by organising various events and activities to promote the language. On their website Comhairle

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Irish Branch Questions Legality of Detention

May 3, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS The Irish Branch of the Celtic League has written to the UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Owen Patterson MP, to express the concerns of members on the continued incarceration of Marian Price McGlinchey by the British authorities

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Big Stakes in Local Elections

May 3, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS Voting begins today for the local elections in Alba (Scotland) (see note below) and Cymru (Wales) to elect council representatives for all wards in both of these Celtic countries. Competition for wards has been fierce in both countries and,

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Members Attend Pasty Tax Rally

May 1, 2012

NEWS FROM CELTIC PRESS Members of the Kernow Branch of the Celtic League participated in a protest rally on the weekend against a UK government proposed tax on the Cornish pasty. Despite torrential rain, the rally was attended by over 700 people and

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