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Necrology Wall at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin Opposed. 

At this year’s AGM Caoimhín Ó Cadhla, Secretary of Craobh na hÉireann  /The Irish Branch 

of An Conradh Ceitleach, put forward the following emergency motion which was 

accepted unanimously.

‘The Celtic League AGM demands an end to the 1916 Remembrance Wall in Glasnevin 

Cemetery immediately, as we believe it is inappropriate to create an equivalence between 

News from the Celtic League

NEWS FROM THE MANNIN BRANCH CELTIC LEAGUE

BBC Scotland carries this report on an unlikely heroine of the Easter Rising and Irish Independence movement.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35832371

The attacks on the Belgian capital of Brussels by IS (Islamic State) leaving over 31 dead and 271 wounded have come just four months after the same group carried out bombings and shootings in Paris that killed 129 people. Our sympathy goes out to all of the victims of this terrorist outrage in Brussels and their families. Those who have perpetrated these crimes are very warped and evil people who belong to what can only be described as a disgusting cult. Let us also remember at this time all of the victims of IS.

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 including our own Mannin branch. It promotes cooperation between the countries and campaigns on a range of political, cultural and environmental matters. It highlights human rights abuse, military activity and socio-economic issues

The link for the main web pages is below:

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

Issued by: The Mannin Branch Celtic League

22/03/16

THE CELTIC LEAGUE

As reported in the Irish Times 'From Montserrat to Perth: national day celebrated around world' . The paper gives a selection of 14 parades being held internationally. Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is held on 17 March. Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), is the patron saint of Ireland.

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.

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

“It looks like a great engineering job and a much better thing to have on the main street than an old foreign admiral with a broken arm and a missing leg.”

The words were spoken by Liam Sutcliffe in 2003 when ‘the Spire’ which was erected on the site of Nelsons Pillar in Dublin was commissioned.

It turned out, although no one was sought at the time as there was little public concern at its destruction, that Sutcliffe had been the republican who planted the bomb that destroyed Nelsons Pillar that event took place 50 years ago this week.