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This published on their message site by the Celtic League:

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

IRISH RECRUITMENT TO BRITISH ARMY HALVED

It has been revealed that recruitment of Irish nationals into the British Army has dropped by almost 50% over the past year. Seventy Irish citizens joined in 2012 as opposed to 123 the previous year.

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This published by the Celtic League:

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

BREAK WITH TRADITION AT THIS YEARS ILLIAM DHONE COMMEMORATION

There will be a break with tradition at the 2015 annual Illiam Dhone commemoration on 2nd January which will see three speakers address those attending Hango Hill ahead of the wreath laying ceremony in memory of Manx martyr William Christian (Illiam Dhone).

This statement published by the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League:

The Case for Cornwall – Statement by the Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League,21st December, 2014

“On 4th December, 2014, the leader of Cornwall Council, Councillor John Pollard, formally launched the first draft of a ‘Case for Cornwall’ document which calls for increased powers to be devolved from the Westminster Government to Cornwall.

The Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League – An Kesunyans Keltek Scoren Gernewek – has been included in the list of stakeholders.

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Always a Platform for Torture Apologists in the British Media

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A few days ago the New York Times (NYT) commenting when the US Senate released its controversial report into torture said:

“The publication today of a censored summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into the use of torture at C.I.A. prisons has brought war-crime apologists out from under their rocks.”

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Manx Government Sets Out Its Priorities

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The Isle of Man Government has responded to a letter sent by the general secretary (GS) in September, asking the Chief Minister of Mannin (Isle of Man), Allan Bell, what priorities he thinks are important for the Island over the next twenty years.

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Irish Government Urged to Seek release of Secret MoD CR Gas Files

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The Celtic League has asked the Irish government to add its voice to the calls for secret files covering (Operation Pagoda) – the stockpiling and use of CR gas by British security forces in Ireland – to be made public.

The League has already written to UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon MP urging that the forty year old files should be released.

This published by the Celtic League:

MoD Pressed to Published Files on Operation Pagoda

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The Celtic League have written to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence asking when it will release forty year old files on Operation Pagoda which covered the deployment and use of CR Gas in Ulster in the 1970s.

CR was allegedly used in both public order situations and also to quell a protest involving republican prisoners at Long Kesh prison in the 1970s. CR is a much more carcinogenic riot control agent than the equally unpleasant CS gas.

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NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

KERNOW: LEAGUE ATTACK RACISM AND BIGOTRY

The Cornish branch of the Celtic League has spoken about racist comments about indigenous Cornish people made on social media.

The catalyst for the racist attacks appears to have been the decision of Devon and Cornwall police to put bilingual signage on Truro police station.

The decision by the police was welcomed by the Celtic League and many other groups and individuals in Cornwall .

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NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

CIA TORTURE REPORT PUTS ROLE OF UK AND IRISH ARPORTS IN SPOTLIGHT

It was revealed this week that the Lord Advocate of Scotland , Frank Mulholland, has instructed police to analyse the recent CIA report on torture to see if it can assist their ongoing enquiries into the use of Scottish airports for rendition.