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Sinister Meddling and Mendacity Raises Its Ugly Head In The Manx General Election Campaign

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on September 13, 2016 - 4:37pm

The General Election on the Isle of Man (Manx: Mannin) will be held on September 22nd 2016. The election is for the The House of Keys (Manx: Y Chiare as Feed), which is the Lower Branch of the Isle of Man parliament, Tynwald (Manx: Tinvaal). The Keys is made up of 24 members who represent 12 constituencies. The members of the House of Keys (MHK’s) are directly elected by the people of the Isle of Man once every five years. All 24 seats will be up for election. 

Manx General Election: Chamber of Commerce ‘Self Appointed Economic Guardians Of The State’

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Submitted by Alastair Kneale on September 13, 2016 - 4:12pm

News from the Mannin Branch Celtic League:

The Chamber of Commerce were to the fore recently issuing entreaties about voting wisely to the hoi polloi. The reaction was so hostile that the admin side of the IOMToday Comments section had to ‘ride to the rescue’ and effectively damp down criticism.

The Chamber also helpfully has a section on its web pages providing advice for us ‘thicko’s’ amongst the electorate as to the sort of questions we should press candidates on if any pop up on our doorsteps.

The link is here:

Ireland: National Famine Commemoration at Glasnevin Cemetery

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on September 11, 2016 - 11:42pm

The annual National Famine Commemoration took place today at Glasnevin Cemetery, in Ireland's capital Dublin. Irish President Michael D Higgins unveiled a Celtic cross memorial to Ireland's one million Famine dead following the failure of the potato crop. At the height of the Famine more than 60 funerals a day were taking place at the cemetery. Glasnevin was one of Ireland's largest Famine burial sites.

Swedish Dancers Visit the Isle of Man

Submitted by Valerie Caine on September 11, 2016 - 6:53pm

The Swedish folk dance group Sunnerbogillet recently completed an exchange visit as guests of their long-term friends in the Manx Folk Dance Society, with time in their schedule for joint displays at the Quarter Deck in Port Erin and Laxey Square.

Members of the Manx Folk Dance Society travelled to Ljungby in southern Sweden during 2015, where they visited the Europeade Folk Dance Festival in the town of Helsingborg, on the Baltic coast.

Keep Cornwall Whole - No 'Devonwall'

Submitted by Mair Williams on September 11, 2016 - 1:57pm

News from Kernow Matters To Us:

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One of our steering group members, Tony Leamon, has released the following letter to the local press and media. It has also been sent for the attention of Sam Hartley at the Boundaries Commission, an unelected Civil Servant who apparently feels that in publicly declaring 'Devonwall' as being inevitable, has completely ignored the wishes of our people, our Cornwall Council and elected Councillors, our Cornish Gorsedh as well as over ruled our elected MPs, Parliament, House of Lords and democratic process. 

Ancient Traditions Preserved in Nova Scotia Spur Scotland's Step Dance Revival

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Submitted by Emmett McIntyre on September 10, 2016 - 6:52pm

The damage done to Scots Gaelic culture by the Highland Clearances in the 1700’s and the efforts to reclaim what has been lost continues into modern times. Part of this renewal is a revival of traditional Scottish Step Dancing.

Pentre Ifan - Siambr Gladdu Pentr Ifan

Pentre Ifan

This large burial chamber is made up of three large stones with a capstone and there is a solitary standing stone close by. The site, which is thought to date back to 3500 BC, is about five miles southeast of Newport (Welsh: Trefdraeth which can be translated into English as "town by the beach"), in Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro). Pentre Ifan is off the A487 and within Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro).

Not Allowed To Speak Irish In Ireland - A Nasty Reminder Of British Colonialism

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on September 9, 2016 - 11:10pm

A protest, organised by the Irish language rights group Misneach, took place outside the Flying Enterprise Bar & Restaurant in the Irish City of Cork (Irish: Corcaigh) this afternoon. This comes after reports that an Irish speaker, Cormac Ó Bruic, from an Fheothanach in Corca Dhuibhne had left his job as a barman in the pub after the owner had told him that he did not want him speaking Irish on the premises.

Inuit Discovered Us First!

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on September 9, 2016 - 9:47pm

News from the Celtic League:

Here’s a story that tries to prove that as Europeans were setting out for North America and ‘discovering’ the ‘New World’ at least some of its inhabitants had ‘discovered’ us first.

These voyages have just completed a crossing to prove that indigenous Inuit people from North America could have made the transatlantic passage the other way and probably did (link):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/…/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-372952…

Fifty Year Wait But Irish Navy Heroes Of LÉ Cliona Eventually Honoured

Submitted by Eibhlin O'Neill on September 9, 2016 - 9:39pm

News from the Celtic League:

‘Four Naval Service crew who saved up to 100 lives on board a patrol ship that caught fire off the south coast have been given military honours – more than half a century after the event.

Cdr Pat O’Mahony (86), able stoker Bill Mynes (73) and chief engine room artificer Maurice “Mossie” Egan (84) had to wait 54 years for their actions to be recognised by the military authorities.’

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