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Pensioner Disables Nuclear Weapons Convoy - Single Handed!

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

A seventy-seven year old Glasgow pensioner, Brian Quail, proved you are never too old to make your mark when yesterday he stopped several 100 kiloton nuclear warheads in their tracks.

Convoys of nuclear warheads are a familiar site in Scotland where they transit to and from the weapons repository at AWE, Berkshire, England to the Submarine Armaments Depot (RNAD) at Coulport, Argyll in Scotland.

Majority of Newly Elected Irish Parliament Support The Irish Language - Conradh na Gaeligh Welcomes a New Day for the Tongue

After long years of indifference on the part of the Irish Government toward the health of the Irish language, things just might be changing. Soon the Celtic tongue will begin to get the respect it deserves.  At least that is what defenders of the Irish language can be permitted to believe. The Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaelige) have haled the results of the February 26 elections and its hoped for impact on the tongue.  Following the results of the February 26th Parliamentary election, the Gaelic League have released the following statement:

Ireland - Hundreds Of Thousands Expected On Parade To Mark 1916 Rising

As reported in the Irish Times more than 360,000 people are expected to attend the Easter Sunday parade in a packed Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) to mark 100 years since The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) in 1916. This uprising was mounted by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland.

London’s Celebration of Cornish Music, Comedy, Food and Language on St. Piran’s Day – Cornwall’s National Day

News From Kernow Matters To Us:

Now in its seventh year, Kernow In The City celebrated St. Piran’s Day in London with two Cornwall-themed events attended by over 600 people.

Lost Scottish Village Reveals Ancient Secrets

A lost Scottish settlement, believed to have been founded 1,000 years ago is revealing its hidden secrets. The remains of four medieval structures, thought to be from the 10th or 11th centuries have been uncovered.  Hundreds of rare objects including coins, pistol shot, gaming pieces as well as fragments of glazed pottery and clay smoking pipes dating from the 14th to the 17th centuries, have been found on the site where the village of Cadzow in South Lanarkshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas) once stood. 

International Celtic Congress 31st March – 5th April 2016

The International Celtic Congress (Breton: Ar C'hendalc'h Keltiek, Cornish: An Guntelles Keltek, Manx: Yn Cohaglym Celtiagh, Scottish Gaelic: A' Chòmhdhail Cheilteach, Irish: An Chomhdháil Cheilteach, Welsh: Y Gyngres Geltaidd) is a cultural organisation that seeks to promote the culture, ideals, and languages of the Celtic peoples of Ireland/Éire, Scotland/Alba, Wales/Cymru, Brittany/Breizh, Cornwall/Kernow and the Isle of Man/Mannin.

Isle of Man - You Could Not Make This Lunacy Up!

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

You couldn’t make this lunacy up. Apparently some people are disappointed that the Lt Governor is being sworn in at the courts of Justice in Douglas instead of in Castletown.

Seriously are we all expected to whip ourselves into lather over this? I would suggest most people could not give a darn where the Governor is sworn in or for that matter whether he is sworn in at all.

Even IOM Today if they are honest would admit its just filling a hole in their news coverage:

KPMG Canada Update

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE

THE IMPOSING FAÇADE BEHIND WHICH THE CRA COOK UP SLEAZY DEALS!

An email arrived today from our contact at CBC with a link to the latest report by the Canadian broadcasters investigation team into the ‘offshore tax sham’ involving wealthy KPMG clients dodging Canadian tax by using tax plans in the Isle of Man.

Here’s the link;

http://www.cbc.ca/…/canada-revenue-kpmg-secret-amnesty-1.34…

Surging Demand for Scots Gaelic Medium Education Causes Teacher Shortage

Dr. Alasdair Allan (Scotland's Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages) has opened a dedicated Gaelic school in the Scottish Highlands. In his remarks Allan pointed to the students who graduate from Gaelic schools as a future reservoir to meet the Gaelic Medium teacher shortage. The shortage of teachers qualified to serve in Gaelic Medium schools now plaguing Scotland is a sure sign of the revitalization of the Celtic tongue. The newly opened school where the Minister addressed his remarks is located near Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe.

Grand Bard of Gorseth Kernow Speaks Out in Truro on St Piran's Day

News From Kernow Matters To Us

To cheers and huge applause in Truro on St. Piran's Day and subsequently much shared on social media drawing widespread support, here are the words of Cornwall's Grand Bard:

’The Cornish are an open-hearted people, but we will not be taken for granted. It’s now almost two years since we gained recognition of our National Minority status and we must continue to consolidate and assert this identity.

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