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LEAGUE ATTACK VILLIERS OVER KINCORA

The Director of Information of the Celtic League has launched a searing attack on Northern Ireland Office Minister, Theresa Villiers, following her continued refusal to support extension of the Kincora Home scandal to the ‘Goddard’ Inquiry (link):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33632706

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Treasury Minister Responds on Financial Regulations

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The Isle of Man Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare MHK has responded to a query sent by the Celtic League asking about financial control and regulation following the NAMA allegations (link):

https://www.celticleague.net/news/how-robust-are-transactions-procedures...

The reply from Mr Teare is set out below:

“Dear Bernard

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League Attack Villiers Over Kincora

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The Director of Information of the Celtic League has launched a searing attack on Northern Ireland Office Minister, Theresa Villiers, following her continued refusal to support extension of the Kincora Home scandal to the ‘Goddard’ Inquiry (link):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33632706

This year's International Celtic Congress is being held at Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland, bringing together representatives from each of the Celtic countries, including the Isle of Man.

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Straightforward Legislation to Stop ‘Keyboard Cowards’

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On the back of the Manx Treasury Ministers offer of a reward to catch an individual who sent a poison pen letter to his house threatening him and his family we highlighted the case of Irish politician Senator Lorraine Higgins.

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Minister Hastily Convenes Talks as Farmers Anger Continues

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Protests by farmers have continued, in Brittany and neighbouring Normandy today.

Major roads have been blocked (again) near Caen (Normandy) and the border between Brittany and Normandy at Mount Saint Michael.

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Celtic Congress on this Week in West Cork

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The Celtic Congress is being held this week in Ireland at Rosscarbery in West Cork hosted by the bodies’ Irish branch

The Congress, unlike the Celtic League, focuses on cultural issues relating to the Celtic countries and there will be a series of events throughout the week.

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Update: Senator Lorraine Higgins and the ‘Keyboard Cowards’

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A quick follow up to our piece on Lorraine Higgins a senator in the Irish Parliament and her stand against cyber-bullying and internet ‘keyboard cowards’

An Irish subscriber to CL news has sent us this link to an interview carried today by RTE with Ms Higgins

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Threats Over Proposed Bill to Tackle ‘Keyboard Cowards’

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Within hours of what we asserted yesterday i.e. that there is a linkage between anonymous online abuse and threats to politicians’, dramatic new allegations in Ireland seem to support such a corollary.

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Farmers protests in Brittany and Normandy Stepped Up

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The level of protests by Farmers in Brittany has been stepped up in recent days and parallels similar protests in other parts of France notably Normandy.