Chit Chat Celts

This podcast allows Declan to give a detailed review of his home country and the strides through the last few centuries to where it is today.

Start with the passing of the Act of Union that created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to what exists today for Ireland.

Declan will run through a quick history of Ireland from then till now and them we will have a quick discussion on a question of the day

Todays episode Looks at theupcoming Devolved Government elections in Wales in particular but will also delve into what’s likely to happen north of the border in Scotland also.

- Explain the De Hoyt election methodology in playin Wales.

- The past dominance of Labour and why it is underpressure

- The rise of Plaid on back of domestic Welshissues and not its traditional independence push.

The Darien Scheme was a late 17th century attempt by the Kingdom of Scotland to establish a colony on the Isthmus of Panama, near the Gulf of Darien. Conceived as a bold solution to Scotland's economic struggles, the scheme ultimately became a national disaster with far reaching consequences, incuding its influence on the 1707 Act of Union with England.