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The Peel Traditional Boat Weekend, now in its twenty fifth year, has become a nautical fixture on the Island's event calendar and irresistible to the sailing fraternity, who return annually to sample Manx hospitality and get together with old friends.

Straddling the end of July and the beginning of August, it's a great opportunity for members of the public to get up close to a variety of old style vessels and admire their skill and dexterity as they gather in the bay for a colourful Parade of Sail.

This news published by the Celtic League and reproduced here on behalf of the Cornish Branch:

‘Outlaw Ocean’ Murder Video: How Can You Sleep Easy ILO Asked

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‘OUTLAW OCEAN’ MURDER VIDEO: HOW CAN YOU SLEEP EASY ILO CHIEF ASKED

The Director General of the ILO has been asked how he or any other Official of International bodies regulating conditions for seafarers can rest easy after the revelations in the New York Times earlier this month about lawlessness at sea.

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IMO Urged to Investigate ‘The Outlaw Ocean’

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The Celtic League has written to the Secretary General of the IMO urging the body to take urgent action to investigate a wide range of concerns raised by a series of articles published in the New York Times.

The articles cover all aspects of abuse at sea and most disturbingly also contain video footage of a number of men being murdered in the water.

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Tabloid Sneering Is No Threat to Cornish Language

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In typical sneering and Anglo centric style the Mirror newspaper reported this week on a decision to put dual signage on all Cornish Police Stations.

The An Ri Ra Mountain Irish Festival is to be held August 14 – 16 in Butte, Montana.  The festival is sponsored by the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society. The Festival includes workshops in Irish Dancing and seminars on Celtic culture.  The sponsoring organisation describes itself as follows:  “Founded to promote and preserve Gaelic culture in our region through language, music, dance and social gatherings”.  The Society has been the sponsor of Celtic Language Immersion events.

Ynys Enlli (English: Bardsey Island) is an island that lies two miles off the tip of Penrhyn Llŷn (Llŷn Peninsula) in north west Wales. The Llŷn Peninsula stretches into the Irish Sea and the island of Ynys Enlli is just 0.6 miles (1.0 km) wide, 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long. However, this remote island is steeped in history and a place of great natural beauty and importance which has been declared a National Nature Reserve.

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MI5 – THEY’RE ALL HEART! THEY EVEN RUN A CHARITY

Our report on the Intelligence Commissioners Report (IC) earlier this week in which we expressed some scepticism about how open to control and scrutiny the British Security Services are may have to be revised.

The IC had written, without any hint of irony or humour, about how MI5 had a number of warrants refused by NIO Secretary of State Theresa Villiers last year. This it was advanced was ‘oversight’ in action.

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THERESA KEEPS MI5 ON A TIGHT REIN – HOW I LAUGHED!

The Intelligence Services Commissioner says in his most recent report that the Northern Ireland Office and its Secretary, Theresa Villiers, take ‘great care when considering requests from the counter-terrorism agency’ for surveillance warrants. He also went on to assure that they are meticulous in establishing that any paperwork surrounding such applications ‘was in good order.’

Given the recent UK recognition of the Cornish Nation the next logical step is devolution for Cornwall following the lead of the Celtic nations of Wales and Scotland. In an open letter posted to the website of Mebyon Kernow (The Party for Cornwall) the party’s leader, Cllr. Dick Cole, has called on the UK census authorities to allow Cornish as an option for ethnicity and national identity in keeping with the status of a recognised minority.

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