Celtic Recipes

News from the Gaelic League:

An Coimisinéar Teanga (Language Commisioner) has published an Annual Report which finds that RTÉ is not fulfilling its statutory obligations under the Broadcasting Act 2009 by failing to provide a comprehensive range of television programming in Irish. 

President of Conradh na Gaeilge Dr. Niall Comer said;

The most widely spoken of the Celtic languages, Welsh is arguably the most secure with the brightest future. The Welsh language is integral to Wales’ culture and society. It is the only language that is de jure official in any part of the United Kingdom (with English being de facto official). It is estimated that 25% of the Welsh population now speak the language, with roughly 15% speaking Welsh daily as their first language of choice.”  Brown UCCF (Welsh Language Society)

"Police chief: Hangover from holiday hordes costs us money"

With an estimated 11 million people headed our way over the coming holiday season, and with other British areas calling for tourist taxes such as Edinburgh, Liverpool, the Highlands of Scotland, Brighton following arrangements in overseas areas, resorts, cities and so on, we again call for a Cornwall Tourist Tax to assist impoverished locals pay for the extra demands tourists make on services.

Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands (A' Ghàidhealtachd). It is, of course, famous throughout the world for being home to the mysterious, elusive, large aquatic animal known as the Loch Ness Monster affectionately known by the nickname Nessie (Niseag). There is no doubt that Nessie brings many visitors to the loch. However, there is much more to Loch Ness than the monster. It is a place of great beauty and has been described as a photographers paradise surrounded as it is by spectacular scenery.