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The Scottish government has published a draft bill on holding a second referendum on Scottish independence. Another referendum will not definitely be held, however, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that Scotland should be ready to hold a vote prior to the UK leaving the European Union if it is thought necessary to protect Scottish interests. If Scottish Ministers decide to go ahead with a referendum it would then be for the Scottish Parliament to consider the bill and decide whether a vote should be held.

There is a ruined building known as the Hellfire Club which stands on the summit of Montpelier Hill (Irish: Cnoc Montpelier) in County Dublin, Ireland. The building is a hunting lodge built around 1725 by William Conolly (9 April 1662 – 30 October 1729). Between 1735 to 1741 members of the Irish Hellfire Club, used the lodge as a meeting place. It is said that occult practices, black masses, sacrifices and devil worship took place there. There are many stories associated with the Hellfire Club. One is that a stranger came to the building on a stormy night and was invited in.

News from the Celtic League:

There will be a large military parade in Donegal Town on Monday, October 24 to mark the deployment of the 109th Infantry Battalion as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) who will commence a six month deployment in November.

This unit, comprising of troops have completed their pre-deployment training in Finner Camp, will parade at the Quay car park and will march through the town afterwards.

The parade will be reviewed by the Minister with responsibility for Defence, Mr Paul Kehoe TD.

News from the Celtic League:

We have had initial reply from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs to say they are looking at our request for IMO action over the regulation of submarine activity.

Ireland sponsored the initial resolution in 1987 after a series of Irish Sea incidents and the International Maritime Organisation adopted resolution IMO A599 (15).

Subsequently the resolutions was revisited as incidents continued in 1991 and beefed up to its current status IMO A709 (17).

News from the Celtic League:

There’s an interesting story on the BBC web pages today about the discovery of the wreck of a U Boat which sank 100 years ago off Stranraer. The story is surrounded with subterfuge and mystery and even has a ‘horrible sea monster’ in the mix! (Link):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ne…/uk-scotland-south-scotland-37691283

The Breton trawler Bugaled Breizh sank on January 15, 2004, off Cape Lizard Cornwall, with the loss of the five crew on board. The loss of the Bugaled Breizh remains unresolved with the Breton sailors having a good knowledge of the area in which they were fishing, the ship having apparently sank very quickly, in good weather conditions, no life-raft was launched, and the distress signal was brief, without giving the coordinates. This tragedy appeared similar to other incidents involving fishing vessels that have occurred in the seas around the Celtic coasts. 

News from the Celtic League:

As always a interesting article here by Lorna Siggins of the Irish Times a mound site in the West of Ireland to match the well publicised site at Tara but in the case of Rathcroghan Mound its not so well known of:

{Researching Rathcroghan, the Tara of the west

Archaeological technology is uncovering new information about one of Ireland’s most significant but least appreciated sites, in Co Roscommon
about 12 hours ago

By Lorna Siggins

On Friday 21 October 1966, a terrible disaster befell the coal mining village of Aberfan in South Wales. On that day a catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip killed 116 children and 28 adults. For decades leading up to 1966 excavated mining debris from the National Coal Board's Merthyr Vale Colliery had been deposited on the side of Mynydd Merthyr, directly above Aberfan. Early on the morning of 21 October, after a number of days of heavy rain, the subsidence began. At about 9.15 am more than 150,000 cubic metres (5,300,000 cu ft) of saturated debris flowed downhill at high speed.

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

Thankyou to all those who have contacted us regarding the battle to save Cornwall. Many of you have asked for guidance when writing to your own representatives, the media and so on in objection to this unlawful act.

The 22 reasons below are a very useful guide. Bear in mind (paragraph 20) that exceptions have already been made for the Orkney Islands and the Isle of Wight. Then also consider Professor Parry's analysis in that same paragraph.

If you're aged 10 - 18 and have a creative flair for music, song, dance, or storytelling, you are warmly invited to join a number of local tutors at Culture Vannin's Bree workshop weekend at the Youth Arts Centre in Douglas, on the 29th and 30th October.