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Manx Radio reports on strange happenings in the skies near Kirk Michael could the aliens be back after over 50 years?

The report below is from the Galloway Gazette (a Johnson paper same as the IOM Newspapers) in September 2009.It recounts the so called West Freugh incident in 1957 when mysterious objects were tracked by several sources off the N W Coast of Mann.

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Support for an independent homeland is core to the aspirations of Celtic peoples beliefs. This year Celtic people throughout the Six Celtic Nations of Alba, Breizh, Cymru, Éire, Kernow, Mannin and beyond celebrate the the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca), the armed rising in Ireland. In the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798 Irish republicans mounted the rising to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic.

Press Release from Culture Vannin

Free Public Lecture:  'In search of the beginnings of Manx Literature'

Chapel, Stable Block, Nunnery, Old Castletown Road

Saturday, 23rd January at 2pm

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I bet Canadian citizens will not have been raising a glass over the festive season to the good news that John Aspden has acquired himself a New Years honour courtesy of ‘Elizabrit’ Windsor.

John of course is the former Chief Executive of the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) and was in post at the FSC when all that ‘tax planning’ was being undertaken several years ago on behalf of Canadian clients by KPMG Canada. The Canadian Revenue authorities allege this cost Canada many millions in lost revenue.

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“With the economy still growing, unemployment low, our international reputation heightened and public finances on track to be rebalanced, the island is in a better position than Allan Bell envisaged when he first became Chief Minister.”

So it all seems fine then our growing economy must have made us better of. Yet most people you meet say they are or feel worse of!

This years Illiam Dhône commemoration took place on 2nd January 2016 on Mannin (Isle of Man). The event is co-organised by the Manx branch of the Celtic League and Mec Vannin, the Manx Republican Nationalist Party. This years speeches were given in Manx Gaelic by Isla Callister and in English by Peter Crellin. The wreath in memory of Illiam Dhône was laid by Manx musiciam Tom Callister with opening and closing remarks to the ceremony being made by Bernard Moffatt, Director of Information of The Celtic League.

Naight - Radio Vannin (News - Manx Radio)

Aawoalley yn Chommeeys Celtiagh rish Kiannoort noa

Enmyssey yn Lhiass-Chiannoort noa, t'eh er chur ferg er y Chommeeys Celtiagh.

Yn Reejerey Richard Gozney, diplomagh choorse-bea, gowee eh ynnyd Adam Wood ayns Mee Averil. She ayns Bermuda va'n startey diploamagh jerrinagh echey.

Bernard Moffatt jeh'n Chommeeys, t'eh gra dy lhisagh ad geddyn rey rish ennym y startey, chammah as y startey eh hene.

Celtic League reaction to new Governor

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If your own country is an Independent State that’s fine but if you live in a colony and aspire to independence it might be ‘patronising; to grant your wishes. Welcome to the twisted world of Sir Richard Gozney!

The new Lt Governor appointed to the Isle of Man, to take Office from April, certainly projects all the arrogance of the British ‘nanny state’.

He should find good company amongst the ‘pretend Ministers’ of the Isle of Man ‘pretend government’ plus the remnants (sadly a few of them Manx) of empire loyalists here.