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As part of the celebrations for Tynwald Day the Vikings of Mann set up camp in the nearby Cooill y Ree (Nook of the King) in the village of St John's, giving members of the public the opportunity to learn more about the daily lives of the Vikings and experience what life was like for the Norse invaders.

Nestling amongst the trees in a variety of tents, members of the local group took on the roles of warriors, craft workers and home makers, but were on hand to discuss aspects of their daily lives, whether it be questions about weapons, clothes, or the food which they ate.

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NEW LOOK NATIONALIST PAPER FOR TYNWALD DAY

As Manx police spend loads of cash on ‘enhanced security’ and searching for explosive devices that don’t exist ahead of tomorrows Tynwald Day the real ‘bombshell’ will come from a very different direction.

We understand that the Manx Nationalist Party will unveil their new look Free Newspaper, ‘Yn Pabyr Seyr’.

In previous years the Nationalists have always produced a news-sheet generally a four sided A4 fold although sometimes doubled.

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IMPORTANT AND HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE GOVERNANCE OF CORNWALL TO COME SOON…

…but many ask, ‘Are Cornwall Council up to the job?’

Many eyes in Cornwall will be on the Westminster Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne when he delivers the so called ‘emergency’ budget on Wednesday 8 July, 2015.

As Manx Gaelic publications become increasingly available, long-time speaker and scholar of the language, Joan Caine, has now completed her translation of the classic Agatha Christie detective novel Murder on the Orient Express.

Published by Caarjyn ny Gaelgey (Friends of the Manx Language), the famous story centres on a group of passengers on the luxurious Orient Express in a snow storm, together with a murder victim and the observant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

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‘A WARNING TO US’

With a focus on the fate of seabirds of late covering articles as diverse as Arctic Terns nest sites, the unsuccessful BAe Black Backed Gull cull on the Irish sea coast, David Cameron’s close encounter with a Herring Gull and the ‘ASBO that never was’ furore in the Isle of Man, Alan Moore, Environment Officer of the CL Mannin branch and an enthusiastic ornithologist, penned this article about the relationship between ‘Gulls and people’.

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PLANNING CONCERNS ENDEMIC

The loss of ‘green space’ is a major concern in all our Celtic countries. In Ireland the dreadful ‘ghost estates’ are the direct and visible legacy of untrammelled development throughout the country which preceded the financial crash.

In Mannin next week Mec Vannin, the Nationalist Party, will focus on the issue in its Tynwald edition of the Manx Free Paper (Yn Pabyr Seyr).

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DAIL ALLEGATIONS: WERE MANX FINANCIAL REGULATORS ASLEEP ON WATCH?

Over the years the Isle of Man financial sector has found itself embroiled in Irish political controversies periodically and despite a tightening of regulation it seems as if history is about to repeat itself.

Yesterday in the Dáil Independent TD, Mick Wallace, made allegations concerning monies connected to the NAMA programme in Ireland (National Asset Management Scheme) ending up in an account in the Isle of Man.

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FRENCH UN PEACEKEEPERS IN CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL

United Nations Peacekeepers do a tremendous job world wide and the Celtic League have often commended their role, particularly the role of contingents from one of the Celtic countries, Ireland, many of whom have died defending the oppressed and the vulnerable. Indeed following this years Annual General Meeting I took the opportunity as DOI of the League to visit the memorial garden for Irish UN Peacekeeper at Arbour Hill Dublin.

The fate of the Irish language is, at this time, in the hands of a Government that is failing to protect Ireland’s culture. There are bad governments and good governments. Ireland’s Fine Gael/Labour administration falls into the bad category, particularly when it comes to the health of the Irish language. The problem is that the present Irish government has the ability to seriously damage the Irish language before they are consigned to history. – Transceltic’s Eibhlin O’Neill

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INFORMATION ABOUT BRETON LANGUAGE GROUP AI’TA !

We do not usually just post links but as I am focusing a major effort on highlighting our Celtic League role in Brittany this month and I recently highlighted the spectacular and thought provoking demonstration by Ai’ta ! in support of language rights I thought I would post a link to details on the group

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