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Continuing our reprise of articles on Beltane - Originally posted April 27, 2014 by Emmett McIntyre. The 2015 Festival begins tonight, 30 April,  at 8:30 in Edinburgh :

Originally Posted to Transceltic on April 16, 2014, by Emmett McIntyre

The Celtic year is divided by the four annual Celtic Feast Days which are celebrated on the first of the month: the November Celtic New Year of Samhain (Halloween), Imbolg which was also the Feast Day of the Celtic Goddess Brigid in February, the May Spring Festival of Beltane and the August Harvest Festival of Lughnasa.

The highly successful WOSAT Arts Festival will be returning to the west of the Island this year during the early May Bank Holiday weekend, with an exciting platform with which to promote both artists and the visual arts on the Isle of Man.

Organised by The Creative Network, last year's event recorded excellent visitor numbers, which has prompted the group to include additional ideas and widen the creative experience for both artists and visitors.

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IRISH SUPREME COURT RULING MAY HAVE WIDER REFERENDA IMPLICATIONS

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‘GANGS AND COUNTER GANGS’ AUTHOR SUED OVER TROUBLES DEATH

Kitson’s other and better known work ‘Low Intensity Operations’ became the ‘mantra’ for counter-insurgency operations in the British Army

A retired senior British Army Officer is to be sued in connection with the death of a Catholic worker murdered by paramilitaries in N. Ireland 40 years ago (see link):

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Mann: The ‘Quaystone’ Cops – Police Farce Deepens

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The contaminated harbour silt issue entered an entirely new dimension of absurdity last week as the Isle of Man’s (impartial and objective) Police Force decided they would take no action over haul route incidents when material which comprises a ‘rich soup’ of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals was deposited on the highway on day one of the operation at Peel Harbour.

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Should Miliband Apologise?

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A petition was recently launched with the aim of having Ed Miliband apologise to Nicola Sturgeon for Labour support of an alleged smear campaign against the SNP leader initiated by the Daily Telegraph. Although abhorrent in nature, the alleged attempts to defame Nicola Sturgeon are in keeping with the political tactics that have become popular among many right-wing newspapers and both left- and right-wing Westminster parties.

Peel Town Commissioners have organised a day of events to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania, which will reflect not only upon the loss of life, but the selfless contribution of the crew of the Peel fishing boat The Wanderer, who were first on the scene and saved many people from the doomed passenger liner.

Press Release on behalf of the Manx Language Development Officer for Culture Vannin :

The continued growth of interest in Manx Gaelic and the international recognition this has engendered for the Island was further illustrated last week when  Adrian Cain, the Manx Language Development Officer for Culture Vannin, was invited to Guernsey to join the Guernsey Language Commission.