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Ireland remains a partitioned country which is still partly under foreign rule. It has long been the objective of those who support a united Ireland to build support for achieving Irish reunification by peaceful and democratic means. Now a discussion document titled 'Towards a United Ireland' has been launched. Stressing the economic advantage Northern Ireland Minister for Finance Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said reunification would mean a benefit of £35bn between now and 2025.

St. Andrew's Day (Scottish Gaelic: Là Naomh Aindrea) is Scotland's official national day. St Andrew has been the patron saint of Scotland from at least the mid tenth century and legend says long before. He was born in the village of Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee in the early 1st century and is the brother of St Peter. According to the Gospel of St John, Andrew was a follower of the preacher John the Baptist and then became a disciple of Jesus who he recognised as the Messiah. The name Andrew is Greek in origin.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) on Monday. She is seeking to expand business, cultural and political links between Scotland and Ireland. During the trip to Dublin the First Minister will visit the Scottish Government's Investment and Innovation Hub which was established to build on collaborative work between Scottish and Irish companies. Nicola Sturgeon said: "Scottish exports to Ireland are worth £1.125 billion and Irish investment into Scotland currently supports more than 6,000 jobs".

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We reported recently on the standoff between Native Americans and there supporters over the construction of a major pipeline from South Dakota to Canada (link):

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1152333184815441&id=805941286121301&substory_index=0

In the latest salvo in the battle aginst Dublin’s malevolent attitude towards Gaelic, Ireland’s President Michael Higgins has called on senior officials in the public service to uphold legislation guaranteeing the right of Irish speakers to interact with the State in their own language.

News from the Celtic League:

Seaweed a spin off from the intense ‘STORM ANGUS’ that raged across the UK yesterday forced the shutdown of the nuclear power station at Torness in Scotland.

This report from the East Lothian Courier:

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This review from ‘The Bookseller’:

Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer Sir William Trevor has died, aged 88.
Trevor passed away on Sunday night (20th November). He is survived by his wife Jane and their two sons, Patrick and Dominic.

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

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22 November 2016

Today's protest outside the Liskeard Constituency Office of Sherryl Murray MP.

It is a very rare occasion indeed that people in Cornwall stand outside an MPs office and protest about that sitting MP. 

Organised by a group of individuals at short notice, we suggest that although the number was relatively small, the massive social and mainstream media expressions of disgust at this MP added to this little demonstration should act as a clear warning to Cornwall's MPs.

Bloody Sunday is a date that many associate with the events in Derry on January 30, 1972. On that day the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association called a protest in Derry. At that peaceful demonstration British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians killing fourteen people. This was not the only ‘Bloody Sunday’ in 20th century Irish History. Today, 21 November, marks the anniversary of British forces opening fire on the crowd at a Gaelic football match in Dublin.

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Scroll to 2:25, then listen to what Sherryl Murray said back in 2010:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH6KbJg0ks0&feature=youtu.be