Month: March 2016

The Celtic League held a ceremony and wreath laying at the Republican Plot, Glasnevin Cemetery on Saturday 26th March 2016. This year marks the centenary of The Easter Rising. This uprising was a pivotal moment in the struggle for Irish independence which began

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A week on Thursday in Dublin to coincide with the Celtic League AGM a talk by historian Stephen Coyle. BERNARD MOFFATT 22/03/16 THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League established in 1961 has branches in the six Celtic Countries

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE AN CONRADH CEILTEACH (CELTIC LEAGUE IRISH BRANCH) A programme of events commencing 24th of March to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising and spanning Ireland and Wales. BERNARD MOFFATT 22/03/16 THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League established in 1961

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE The President of Canada’s National Union of Public and General Employees has described a tax deal offered to a number of citizens who used a KPMG Canada tax plan to avoid tax by depositing money in

It’s not often our colleagues at Mec Vannin are astounded but the consultation document about red squirrels has really sparked them. However as the article on their Facebook site explains it’s not the squirrel issue so much as the list of parties consulted

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE This weeks my personal OUTSIDE LEFT column in the Manx Independent entitled THE AGE OF STUPID looks at some of the zany things that government spin to us and pretend are normal and rational. The sad

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE I saw this link to a story about Anglo-Manx dialect which seems to be undergoing something of a cultural renaissance of late – well it’s in the news a bit more. Anyway here’s the link: https://www.iomtoday.co.im/…/academic-s-study-into-health-of…

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE Sorry I’m a bit late on this item of news but I’m sorry I can’t whip myself into lather over where the Steam Packets increasingly erratic services are likely to dock on the River Mersey. Of

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE Ian Duncan Smith (IDS) the former UK Work and Pensions Minister is the equivalent of Bill Henderson on steroids. IDS has been at the forefront of the UK governments policy to slash benefits and an apologist

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE You have to hand it to that Howard Quayle, Minister for Health, he doesn’t half have several strokes of luck and he generally has a great anecdotal tale to tell about them. Some months ago when