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The 2018 crime novel festival Granite Noir is getting under way in Aberdeen today and runs from Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th February 2018.  The festival has been organised by Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA), who describe the event on their website : "Over three days we’ll explore the enduring appeal of stories that plunge us into the heart of darkness - where morality is ambiguous, motives complicated, and even heroes harbour devastating secrets".

Scottish Gaelic has been erased from history to the extent that most people with Gaelic ancestry are unaware of their own linguistic and cultural heritage. Gaelic revitalization is about overcoming the damage done through miseducation, discrimination, and stereotypes, and passing the language and culture on in homes, communities and classrooms to ensure its future use. People are revitalizing Gaelic today in Scotland, Canada, and around the world.

Stormy conditions have hit Scotland over recent weeks. Snow and high winds have been causing disruption and during awful conditions on 14th February the ruined castle of Caisteal Maol on the Isle of Skye was damaged by a lightning strike. It smashed the top off one of the two main standing parts of the ruin. In what a witness described as an unnerving combination of lightning, thunder, violent wind and wet snow. There then came a loud thunder crack and a massive fireball. In an instant the floodlights that illuminate the ruin's walls were extinguished.

The Institute of Cornish Studies, based at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus will be running a free public event on St. Piran’s Day (5th March) showcasing the research that some of its postgraduate cohort are presently working on.

Pirantide Events - Fly the unsullied flag of Piran & Cornwall high in the run up to our National Day (March 5th)

Seasonal events all over listed here, more than ever:

https://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/stpirans.html

and here:

Its not just us Cornish and our friends - all over Europe there are small language groups being swamped by unthinking national governments.

Let’s support people who are fighting for their local cultures and languages, as they support us - and they DO support us!

A classic sign of ignorance is shown in the embarrassing Tweet attached which was aimed at our KMTU Twitter account!

Please have a read and we invite you to sign the following petition:

Resolution CM/ResCMN(2018)1 on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the United Kingdom at the 1306 meeting of the Ministers Deputies adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 7 February 2018 reminds the distant, arrogant, discredited and uncaring Westminster Government of the following in respect of the Cornish:

News from the Irish Branch of the Celtic League:

The Irish Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) and the People’s Movement organised an excellent conference “The EU – Talking Peace and Preparing for War” on PESCO on Sat 17th Feb. It was held in the historic Oak room in Dublin’s Mansion House at the invitation of Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Mícheál Mac Donncha (Sinn Féin), who opened and closed the conference.

Here's the full programme: (click link) 

http://www.visitredruth.co.uk/_UserFiles/Files/Redruth%20Town%20Council%20St%20Piran.pdf

According to legend, St Piran was born in Ireland in the 6th century. 

News from the Irish Branch of the Celtic League: