There were sharp words for the Island’s lieutenant governor Vice-Admiral Sir Paul Haddacks at the annual Illiam Dhone commemoration.
They came from the Celtic League's director of information Bernard Moffatt, who introduced the speakers at Hango Hill, Castletown.
This is what he said about His Excellency's New Year message:
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