Year: 2018

A move by the Irish government to restrict larger trawlers from a 6 mile inshore zone around Ireland is welcome but is it too little and too late (links): https://www.irishtimes.com/…/large-trawlers-to-be-banned-fr… https://www.rte.ie/…/1018586-large-fishing-boats-banned-wi…/ Celtic League have been expressing concerns about Super Trawlers for some years

Irish troops are preparing to spend their 40th Xmas in Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL force which was deployed in 1978. The total number of UNIFIL troops is over 10,000 and the Irish contribute a battalion strength unit which operates with Finnish

Great indignation and much spouting from the UK, EU and NATO when the Ukrainians and Russians had a naval clash at the Strait of Kerch in the Sea of Azov. It’s debatable who engineered the confrontation each side blames the other what is

The Travelling community in North Wales has turned the archetypal stereotype of the Community on its head via an unprecedented wave of generosity and support for Food Banks and the needy this Xmas. As this report (on BBC Cymru) from Flintshire Food Banks

  Approximately 80 whales were washed ashore on the coasts of Ireland and Scotland between August and October, Stranding of whales is common (indeed one occurred in Scotland in the last few days) but these numbers were unprecedented and also interesting because the

Celtic League have been highlighting for several years how industrial fishing is damaging for the marine environment. Fish stocks are being decimated and in addition to the eco damage being wrought often small coastal communities are deprived of a sustainable livelihood they have

When they opened the House of Manannan some years ago (then) President of Ireland Mary Robinson ‘did the honours’. Perhaps the Manx government should have Mary back again to ‘put some spine in them’ over the climate change agenda. After all when it

BRETAGNE REUNIE QUIMPER-CORNOUAILLE  COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE                                       Quimper / Kemper, le 3 décembre 2018  OBJET : DENI DE DEMOCRATIE Après l’immense succès de la collecte des

“The success of the concept of Coiste an Asgard was certainly evident on my short visit on board. At a time when so much derisory comment is made about youth (in all countries) here is one organisation with a constructive approach.” (Link page