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Anger as BBC Say Cardiff Not a Capital City

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Once again the agenda of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), or the English Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) as it is sometimes known in the Celtic Nations, has fallen under the spotlight.

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Wales: Thousands Don’t Turn Out for Royal Visit

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In May 1996 in the early days of online Celtic News we reported on the debacle surrounding a visit to Wales by the Queen which had to be cancelled as follows;

“QUEEN GOES HOME

The decision of the Queen of England to cancel her visit to Wales on May 31st is both a further humiliation to the Crown and also to the British Intelligence Services charged with the Queen’s protection.

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Disturbing Document Reveals British Army Target Deprived Youngsters

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France: Solid Support for Minority Language Rights

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There has been huge support from across France for the ‘official recognition’ of ‘regional’ languages.

72% of those polled say that they are “favourable” to the official recognition of ‘regional’ languages, according to the Ifop poll for Ouest France.

18% of respondents say they are “very favourable” to that recognition, while only 6% of them declare themselves “completely against”.

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‘Fun’ in the Military Reserves? We Don’t Think So!

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‘Revelations that MOD sifted through bins at inquest on military reservists who died on training exercise’

When the British Army were touting for reservists on the Isle of Man earlier this year in an interview with Manx Radios Head of News Marian Kenny (which was broadcast several times) reference was made by the Officer being interviewed to the ‘fun’ time that could be had in the military reserves.

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MEP Daughter of Seán Ó Riada Calls for Irish Music Initiative

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Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ní Riada has written to Ireland’s Minister for Communications to call for more Irish music to be played on radio stations in the Country.

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More Bad News for DHA over Privatisation Strategy

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Bad news for Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Juan Watterson MHK who currently has a consultation ongoing concerning the possible the privatisation of some police services.

Watterson’s plans, it seems, include replacing police in roles such as the custody of prisoners by private companies.

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An Post Celebrate 150th Anniversary of Yeats

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The Irish Postal Service, An Post, has unveiled a new 68c stamp to celebrate the 150 anniversary of the birth of W.B. Yeats.

Yeats was undoubtedly a world class literary giant and one of the foremost writers and poets of the 20th Century. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

The launch of the new stamp, which was accompanied by a first day cover with lines from one of his poems, took place in Sligo.

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Scottish Parliament Urged to Recognise Rising Leader

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The former Scottish Justice Secretary, Kenny MacAskill, has called on the Scottish Parliament to officially recognise and commemorate the role of Scots born James Connolly, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

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Selling Cornwall for Queen’s Pound!

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