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THE LIFE AND FALL OF VICTOR BOUT

The Celtic League has a fairly wide remit (you just need to look at the fields of activity on our UN NGO link) so sometimes we focus on an issue and move on.

Such was the case with the story of Victor Bout an arms trader detained in Thailand and eventually extradited tried and imprisoned in the United States.

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KERNOW:HERITAGE SITES MEETING

Last year, the Cornish Branch of the Celtic League hosted and chaired a meeting between three senior representatives of English Heritage and members of the Celtic League, of 'Save Penwith Moors', of the Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network (CASPN) and Gorseth Kernow.

English Heritage (EH) manage several historic and ancient sites in Cornwall on behalf of the Duchy of Cornwall, the ultimate owner of many of Cornwall's castles and other sites.

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NAMA: EVEN IF THERE'S A ‘HAPPY ENDING’ THE DAMAGE TO THE IOM HAS BEEN DONE

This week Mick Wallace TD has once again threatened to reveal more details to support allegations he made in the Dail ten days ago about the alleged deposit of £7 million pound in a Manx bank account and his assertion that it was destined for a politician in the North of Ireland.

As the twentieth annual Hebcelt Festival gets into full swing, local traditional musician, Adam Rhodes, will be heading to the Isle of Lewis as part of the highly successful Welsh band Jamie Smith's Mabon.

The popular festival, which has clinched an international reputation as a showcase for both Celtic performers and those influenced by the genre, has attracted a spectacular line-up of more than twenty performers, including Shooglenifty, Salsa Celtica and Karen Matheson of Capercaillie.

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IMO QUERIED OVER WEAK LABOUR STANDARD FOR SEAFARERS

Following queries to the Isle of Man government about conditions for seafarers on Manx registered vessels the League has followed up with queries on the issue with the International Maritime Organisation.

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British Defence SEC Reluctant to Comment on Army Drug Problem

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The Ministry of Defence is showing a marked reluctance to respond to a query we forwarded to Defence Minister, Michael Fallon, in May 2015 asking about an alarming increase in drug abuse in the British armed forces (see link):

https://www.celticleague.net/news/mod-fallon-pressed-on-forces-drug-use/

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Crew Conditions IOM Ship Register

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The Celtic League has written to the Minister for Economic Development asking about the steps taken to monitor conditions for crew members on merchant vessels which are registered in the Isle of Man.

The Manx Shipping Registry was the subject of a resolution adopted at the AGM of the Celtic League held in Dublin earlier this year.

Entitled All Aboard Please! Manx Buses Part Two, this particular presentation has been issued in addition to a previous release in 1999, and features a selection of nostalgic images highlighting vehicles used by both Douglas Corporation and Road Services fleets, which later amalgamated under the banner of Isle of Man National Transport during 1976.

These wonderfully evocative pictures depict vehicles used on the Island during the 1930s and 1940s and have been especially commissioned by local artist Peter Hearsey to mark the fortieth anniversary of Isle of Man Transport.

The 2oth annual Hebcelt Festival will be held this week, July 15 - 18,  at Lews Castle in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides.  The Festival is being praised for its promotion  of Gaelic culture and Language.  

The Island's biggest annual Inter-Celtic festival, Yn Chruinnaght, will return to Peel later this month, with a line-up of performers reflecting all that's best about music, song and dance from the Celtic Diaspora, with fringe events in Ramsey, Laxey and Douglas.

A coup for this year's festival is securing the Anglo-Irish band Flook, described as possessing a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination, at the Centenary Centre in Peel.