NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Both the Isle of Man and Ireland have something in common. They both have a presidency, however straight away the two concepts of the Office start to digress. Ireland has a popularly elected President, Michael D Higgins. Physically he?s a small bookish looking character and although he comes

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

Both the Isle of Man and Ireland have something in common. They both have a presidency, however straight away the two concepts of the Office start to digress.

Ireland has a popularly elected President, Michael D Higgins.

Physically he?s a small bookish looking character and although he comes from a political background, originally as a student a member of Fianna Fail, he eventually switched to the Labour Party and after several attempts was elected a TD. He wasn?t particularly a major player although he did a stint as Minister for Arts Culture and the Gaeltacht.

Eventually he was elected President of Ireland with over I million votes the largest mandate ever given to an Irish President.

Michael D (as he is affectionately) known moved into

Celtic League

La Ligue Celtique a des branches dans les six pays celtiques (Écosse, Pays de Galles, Irlande, Ile de Man, Cornouaille britannique et Bretagne).<br> Elle agit dans les domaines politique, culturel et environnemental dans le but de promouvoir la coopération entre ces pays.<br> La Ligue est particulièrement sensible aux violations des Droits de l’Homme et reste vigilante quant aux opérations militaires dans ces domaines. En savoir plus