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Isle of Man In Sights As Canada Sets Out Major Tax Evasion Crackdown

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on April 11, 2016 - 9:02pm

News from the Celtic League:

As we exclusively indicated earlier today the Canadian authorities are to launch a crackdown on tax evasion and the Isle of Man is one of four jurisdictions to be specifically targeted.

Additional staff and resources will be deployed according to Revenue Minster Diane Lebouthillier (pictured).

This is obviously going to be a major effort as over $400 are to be expended as part of the crack down and 100 additional tax auditors hired by the CRA (see story):

Canada May Launch Isle of Man Tax Probe

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on April 11, 2016 - 8:58pm

Exclusive Breaking News From the Celtic League:

It is looking likely that the Canadian Government may launch a probe into the Isle of Man and its use by Canadians of a KPMG Canada tax planning arrangement.

Pressure has been building since CBC the National broadcaster broadcast a series of expose documentaries.

Celtic League has reported this as it unfolded and also urged the Manx Treasury to take action.

The situation was compounded when new of a secret deal between Canadian Revenue Authorities and KPMG was leaked to CBC.

Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) National 1916 Commemoration 24 April, 2016

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on April 11, 2016 - 7:50pm

News from the Celtic League:

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is calling on members from all of its clubs and members of the public to join them at Croke Park on Sunday April 24 for the Association’s national 1916 Commemorative Event. The Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916.

http://www.gaa.ie/news/gaa-announce-1916-commemoration-plans/

Welsh Laws to Protect the Celtic Tongue Against Property Developers Begins to Bite

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on April 11, 2016 - 7:33pm

A law passed last year by the Welsh Assembly which seeks to protect Welsh Language areas from the ill effects of property developers has begun to work. A major property development scheme in the Welsh language heartland has been blocked by the local authority under the terms of the “Planning Wales Act of 2015”.  The legislation requires local planning authorities to assess the impact of proposed property development on Welsh speaking area.  The legislation states that the authority must “...

The Unresolved Tragedy At Tuskar Rock

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on April 10, 2016 - 7:13pm

News from the Celtic League:

“The Irish government seemed relieved when the ‘definitive’ 2002 report was produced they paid little attention to the fact that their Chief Inspector of Accidents report produced just months after the crash in 1968 and able to interview eye witnesses was traduced by the foreign ‘experts’ working almost thirty five years later when most material evidence was lost!”

Are The Celtic Countries A 'Soft Touch' For NATO?

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on April 10, 2016 - 7:02pm

News from the Celtic League:

We focused on the potential danger posed to mariners by the NATO exercise Joint Warrior 2016 – 1 which gets underway from midnight tonight but another potential threat is to the environment from pollution or the impact of naval sonar on marine life.

The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin trust has carried out some research on this in recent years and you can find some information on their site (link);

Secrets Of 'House Of Horrors' May Remain Hidden

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on April 10, 2016 - 6:51pm

News from the Celtic League:

There has been a further setback to attempts to get the Justice Lowell Goddard inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales to include investigation of the Kincora sex abuse scandal in N. Ireland (links):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35997873

Bonnie Prince Charlie's Cooking Pot Comes Up For Sale

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on April 10, 2016 - 1:10pm

Rare and interesting items often turn up for auction. One such object is the cooking pot that is thought to have belonged to Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). Dating back to the Jacobite rising of 1745, when Charles Edward Stuart sought to regain the throne for the exiled House of Stuart, the cast iron 18th century pot is valued at between £15,000 to £20,000.

In seeking to establish its provenance Bonhams annual Scottish auction refers to an extract from 'Story and Songs from Lochness-side', Alexander Macdonald, Inverness, 1914:

Irish Branch Of Celtic League Highlight NATO Exercise Concerns

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on April 10, 2016 - 8:06am

The Secretary of An Conradh Ceilteach (the Irish branch of the Celtic League), Caoimhín Ó Cadhla was on Irish TV news this afternoon commenting on the forthcoming NATO exercise and the danger it poses to fishermen.

The League has been monitoring the build up of activity ahead of the exercise due to start on Monday and run for ten days.

The news item on the Irish language bulletin Nuacht on RTE 1 included footage of NATO exercise and fishing craft.

Sea Monsters Plunder The Seas From Scotland To The South Atlantic

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on April 10, 2016 - 7:52am

News From The Celtic League:

Very detailed report at this link from Greenpeace which shows just how devastating the sheer volume of fish these vessels can catch and process each day.

Not only the fish they catch but also trawl in small marine mammal’s dolphins and immature whales.

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