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An Irish team has set a new record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a team of five rowers. The team; Tom Nolan, Diarmuid Ó Briain, Shane Culleton, Gearoid O'Briain and Derek McMullen, set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on 12 December 2022. They reached Antigua in 33 days 12 hours and 38 minutes crossing the finish line in the The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge on 14th January. They broke the previous record of 35 days 19 hours and 50 minutes, set in 2020. 

Nollick Ghennal as Blein Vie Noa (Manx Gaelic)

Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath ùr (Scottish Gaelic)

Nollaig Shona Dhuit agus Bliain Nua Fe Mhaise (Irish Gaelic)

Nedeleg Laouen na Bloavezh Mat  (Breton)

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda (Welsh)

Nadelik Lowen ha Bledhen Nowyth Da (Cornish)

Saint Tudwal (died c. 564), was a Breton monk, considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany. Tudwal is said to be a son of King Hoel (Breton: Hoel I Mawr), a late 5th- and early 6th-century member of the ruling dynasty of Cornouaille (Breton: Kernev). Tudwel is thought to have been brought up in Lydstep in Wales (Cymru). He then went to Ireland (Éire) for religious education later returning to Wales becoming a hermit on Saint Tudwal's Islands (Welsh: Ynysoedd Tudwal).

An a greement has been signed to construct and finance the Celtic Interconnector power cable. The connection will have a capacity of 700 megawatts of electricity.  The cable will run between the Knockraha (Irish: Cnoc Rátha) substation in County Cork to the La Martyre (Breton: Ar Merzer) substation in Finistère. It will run under the waters of the Celtic Sea which is an area of the Atlantic Ocean. Work on the project would begin next year and has an expected cost of €1 billion.

There was an interesting article recently in the Scottish local newspaper the East Lothian Courier. It was about the recent unveiling of an an information panel on the site where the Abbey of St Mary once existed. It is close to the River Tyne, between the town of Haddington (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Adainn) and the village of East Linton in East Lothian, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Ear, Alba).

The FIFA mens World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams. The 2022 World Cup begins on 20th November in Qatar.  There are 32 nations that have qualified to play and the only Celtic team amongst them is Cymru/Wales. The tournament will conclude with the the final on December 18th. 

Snowdonia National Park Authority has voted to use the Welsh names Yr Wyddfa and Eryri rather than the English equivalent of Snowdon and Snowdonia. Yr Wyddfa is the highest mountain in Wales, and stands at 3,560 feet (1,085 metres) above sea level. Eryri is the mountainous region in northwestern Wales and a national park of 823 square miles (2,130 km2) in area in which Yr Wyddfa stands.

A carved Pictish stone has been discovered in a graveyard at Ulbster, Caithness. It is believed to show early examples of Pictish art possibly dating to between the 5th and 7th centuries. It was found by a woman researching her family history and has been removed to be cleaned and studied. The Picts created intricately decorated standing stones, which can be found throughout Scotland, and also constructed impressive hill forts to defend themselves against rival tribes and invaders.  

Writer and Historian Prof Jim Hunter has called the establishment of Scotland's First Gaelic university. He argues that Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMO) - the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture - should be given its own degree-awarding powers. The college on Skye is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) network.

Isle of Man Post Office (Manx: Oik Postagh Ellan Vannin) has issued a new set of stamps with a theme of Manx Winter. Featuring Manx wintery locations with the use of Celtic font. The artwork is by a Manx illustrator Julia Ashby Smyth well known for her distinctively Manx/Celtic illustrations.