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Fron-goch Centenary 10-11 June 2016

Submitted by Mair Williams on May 16, 2016 - 11:40am

News From The Celtic League:

Frongoch is a village in Gwynedd north Wales. It is located close to the market town of Bala. It was the home of the Frongoch internment camp, used to hold Irish Republican prisoners from the 1916 Rising.  There were approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners in Frongoch, including prominent Irish revolutionaries Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith. Although enduring harsh conditions the Irish prisoners took the opportunity to exchange information and plan tactics for the next phase of the armed struggle for Irish freedom.

Sounds Of Brittany On Breizh Amerika Tour

Submitted by Dominique Corolleur on May 15, 2016 - 8:27pm

News From Breizh Amerika:

Breizh Amerika Collective USA TOUR

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Time For A Manx National Broadcaster

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on May 15, 2016 - 8:04pm

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Writing in his Scottish blog (link below) Scottish commentator Paul Kavanagh referenced the recent agreement on the BBC Charter and bemoaned the lack of a true National broadcaster in Scotland. He points out that countries with a much smaller population indeed tiny populations have National TV and Radio services:

Isle of Man: The New Governor Altogether A Magical Experience

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on May 15, 2016 - 8:00pm

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In addition to all his other skills like pocketing his monthly cheque and dining at our expense not to mention off loading that gas bill on to the long suffering Manx tax payer it seems that constitutional oddity Sir Richard Gozney is something of a time traveller!

The Government website records in amongst all the other sycophantic bull that Sir Richard Gozney WAS sworn in on May 27th 2016.

That Cheap Supermarket Tuna Comes At A Price

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on May 15, 2016 - 7:56pm

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It is a sobering thought that even before mankind understands the full diversity of the worlds oceans many unrecorded species will be wiped out.

We have highlighted the damage being wrought by industrial fishing by super trawlers and this prompted one commentator to ask what the high profile environmental groups like Greenpeace are doing. Well the answer is a lot but this is a global problem and it is really International actions by governments that are needed.

Jet-Ski Attack On Dolphins Investigated

Submitted by Mair Williams on May 15, 2016 - 7:47pm

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We’ve highlighted in several recent posts how the marine eco-system and wildlife within it are under threat.

Paradoxically as fish stocks and marine mammals have struggled to overcome with legacy issues such as toxic pollution and more current threats posed by military exercises and industrial scale fishing by EU super trawlers the value of the marine environment as a tourism asset has started to be realised.

Monster Trawlers: A Year After Historic Judgement The Destruction Still Goes On

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on May 15, 2016 - 7:43pm

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We can report that one year after what was described as a historic International ruling to curb the activities of the so called monster trawlers from devastating fish stocks and displacing the livelihood of indigenous communities the EU has still not acted to implant the judgements.

Kernow - the sub tropical land

Submitted by Kernow Matters to Us on May 11, 2016 - 8:48pm

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A glance at the photographs might mislead many into believing they were taken in some sub tropical clime. In fact they are views of Trebah, in Cornish 'Tre Worabo' meaning Gorabo's farm. Yes, our language is all about us!

Correctly Trebah should be pronounced 'TREBB-a'.

Trebah is a 26-acre sub-tropical garden situated near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River in the parish of Mawnan, Cornwall.

The gardens are set within an area of the same name, which includes the small medieval settlements of Trebah Wartha and Trebah Woolas.

Redadeg 2016 In Brittany and News From BreizhEire

Submitted by Dominique Corolleur on May 8, 2016 - 11:26am

News From BreizhEire:

Demat d'an holl/ bonjour à tous / 

dia dhaoibh uilig / Hi everybody, 

Dear Friends, Breton and Brittany lovers, 

REDADEG 2016 IN BRITTANY

It is a run where runners pass on the baton at every kilometres for 1700 kms, 8 days and through 300 towns. This represents the passing of the breton language. The funds that are collected will be used to fund Diwañ schools projects and other projects related to Breton (creches with breton immersion, plays, films, libraries, publications...). 

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