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Taoiseach Responds on British Army Recruitment Query

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The Office of the Taoiseach has responded to our query about British Army recruitment in Ireland. We had specifically highlighted the questionable practice, under International Law, of recruiting children under the age of eighteen years.

We cited the views of the UNCRC in this regard.

The text of the response is set out below:

“Dear Mr. Moffatt

Dr Chloë Woolley, Culture Vannin's Manx Music Development Officer, assisted by members of Bree, (the Manx traditional music and dance youth movement), recently held an afternoon lecture at the House of Manannan in Peel which focused on an introduction to Manx music and its Celtic style.

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Anger Increases at Unsustainable Development in Cornwall

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A long serving member of the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League and others have responded angrily to a public appeal by Priti Patel MP for funds to be donated to the Conservative Party in order to assist with the Westminster Parliament General Election campaign.

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National Geographic Article Praises Language Revival

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A major article in the National Geographic journal has hailed the success of the revival of the Manx language.

A link to the article (together with a video feature) can be found here:

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/20/manx-unesco-internationa...

The article by K David Harrison records:

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History Repeats Itself: MoD Try to Expand Butec Range by Stealth

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They say history repeats itself and that is certainly what appears to be happening in relation to the underwater test and evaluation centre (BUTEC) which is sited between Raasay and Applecross on the Scottish mainland.

With renewed interest in the Manx micro-car known as the Peel P50, it's an appropriate time to publish a book which explores the background of this remarkable vehicle and the unique story behind Peel Engineering.

Brimming with an assortment of nostalgic photographs, including rare ones of Peel Engineering's Managing Director, Cyril Cannell, this little gem has been produced as part of the car's fiftieth anniversary celebrations, and includes details of recent anniversary events.

Got a few hours to spare and fancy trying something new and creative? Then it's time to reach back into the hidden depths of your kitchen cupboards and seek out those favourite, family bonnag recipes, in readiness for the Annual World Bonnag Championships in Dalby later this month.

Not unlike it's Irish cousin, the soda bread, bonnag is a traditional yeast-free food item which was much-loved on the Manx farmhouse table long before the ubiquitous chips, cheese and gravy became a preferred choice for hungry islanders.

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WELFARE REFORM DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION SAYS CHIEF MINISTER

The Manx Chief Minister has said in relation to Welfare Reform that ‘doing nothing is not an option’.

He was responding to a query from the Celtic League who had asked if the Government would consider an Island wide consultation on the issue similar to that undertaken by Gallup on Quality of Life in the Isle of Man by the Walker Government in the late 1980s.

The Chief Minister assures that:

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CELTIC LEAGUE AGM WILL BE HELD IN DUBLIN IN APRIL

The Celtic League Annual General meeting will take place in Dublin on the weekend of 10th-12th April 2015.

The venue for the meeting is the Headquarters of Conradh na Gaeilge, 6 Harcourt Street , Dublin 2 (just off St Stephens Green).

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ALARMING INCREASE IN NUCLEAR SAFETY EVENTS ON CLYDE

There has been an alarming increase in the number of ‘nuclear safety events’ at the nuclear submarine and weapons base on the Clyde .

Questions from Scottish Nationalist Party, Defence spokesman, Angus Robertson MP have elicited the astonishing admission that incidents are up by 50%. In 2012-13 there were 105 ‘events’ as opposed to 68 in the previous year.