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Gaelic with a Glasgow accent

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on December 5, 2014 - 10:42am

The Scottish government's support for the Gaelic language has seen a big rise in speakers of that language in Glasgow. This reflects a growing trend in other parts of Scotland. Glasgow Gaelic School currently has 505 primary pupils, 237 secondary pupils and almost 60 nursery children – and the numbers are increasing every year. Plans for a second Gaelic school in the South Side to cater for 200 children have been announced with work due to start in 2015. There has been a significant rise in the number of children whose entire school day is spent talking in Gaelic. 

Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf – Cilmeri 2014

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 4, 2014 - 5:39pm

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Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf – Cilmeri 2014

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Ar Ragfyr y 6ed 2014 bydd digwyddiadau er mwyn coffáu Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Llyw Olaf y Cymry, yn cymryd lle yng Nghilmeri, Cymru.

IMO Queried on Members Obligations

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 4, 2014 - 5:38pm

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IMO Queried on Members Obligations

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The Celtic League has sought clarification from the IMO about members of its present governing Council who have announced Search and Rescue restrictions in the Mediterranean area.

The move has recently been criticised by UN Special Rapporteur for Migrants, Francois Crepeau.

The text of our query is set out below:

The Hooded Men Message of Thanks To All Who Supported Them

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 4, 2014 - 5:37pm

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The Hooded Men Message of Thanks To All Who Supported Them

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A statement of thanks has been released by a spokesperson for the ‘Hooded Men’ whose case at the European Court of Human Rights, (ECtHR) alleging torture by the British military during internment in Northern Ireland in 1971 is to be re-opened.

It reads:

“Dear supporters and friends of The Hooded Men,

Dark deeds and death at Carrowntryla House

Submitted by Ciaran De Búrca on December 3, 2014 - 9:45pm

Carrowntryla House

Dunmore (Irish: Dún Mór) is a village in the north of County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe). It is the place where I grew up, on a farm that is on land that was once part of the Carrowntryla estate. Carrowntryla House was one of the ‘Big Houses’ in the area. The house was originally owned by the Catholic Burke family, who supported King James II at Aughrim. The Battle of Aughrim (Irish: Cath Eachroma) was one of the last and bloodiest battles on Irish soil. The protagonists were the army of King James II and the army of King William III. The deposed Catholic King James II fled to France in 1688 but sought to regain the throne. In 1689 this War of the Two Kings, or Cogadh an Da Ri moved to Ireland when James landed in Kinsale, County Cork. Two years later, an estimated forty five thousand soldiers from eight European nations fought a battle at Aughrim, at the end of the day of 12 July 1691 nine thousand, predominantly Irish, soldiers were killed. James’s army had to retreat. The name of the battle is taken from the nearby village of Aughrim (Irish: Eachroim) in County Galway. These events ultimately led in 1753 to the Burke’s having to sell and the house passed into the possession of the Protestant Henry family. Their only daughter, Anne married William Handcock, son of Reverend Elias Handcock of Cavan in 1802.

Rally for Nature Tuesday 9th December 2014

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on December 3, 2014 - 1:48pm

According to a recently published United Nations study there is an 80 per cent probability that by 2100 the world population will increase from 7.2 billion to between 9.6 and 12.3 billion. A considerable amount of this increase is expected to take place in Africa, with two billion babies being born during the next 35 years, doubling the continent's population. The British Isles has also seen an increase in population. The south-east of England has witnessed the consequences of such population growth.

Irish Government to Act Over Hooded Men Torture

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 3, 2014 - 12:30pm

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Irish Government to Act Over Hooded Men Torture

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The Irish government has decided to proceed with an application to have a European Court of Human Rights judgement revised.

The case was originally brought by the Irish government on behalf of a number of men interned in the north of Ireland by the British in 1971.

In 1978 the Court ruled that the men had suffered inhumane and degrading treatment but stopped short of ruling that torture had occurred.

Nuclear Regulator Seeks Fire Safety Improvements at Dounreay

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 3, 2014 - 12:29pm

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Nuclear Regulator Seeks Fire Safety Improvements at Dounreay

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The Office of the Nuclear Regulator has served an improvement notice on the operators of the Dounreay facility following a fire at the plant in early October 2014.

The ONR website says:

Mannin: Government defer post Office Closures as Anger Grows

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 3, 2014 - 12:28pm

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Mannin: Government defer post Office Closures as Anger Grows

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The Isle of Man government has deferred for three months a decision on closing the two main post offices on the Island in Ramsey and Douglas.

The move to close the branches caused wide ranging protests, from Trade Unions and members of the public.

The Nationalist Party Mec Vannin also voiced its opposition saying:

As East West tensions Rise Will Deadly Undersea Menace Return

Submitted by Myghal Map Serpren on December 3, 2014 - 12:27pm

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As East West tensions Rise Will Deadly Undersea Menace Return

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AS EAST WEST TENSIONS RISE WILL DEADLY UNDERSEA MENACE RETURN

It is reported that Russian military incursions into the waters around the NATO countries are on the increase and if there is one thing that the lesson of history tells us it is that for every visible military presence there is a hidden undersea menace.

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