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On September 30, 1976, fifty years ago, Yann-Kel Kernaleguen, a young activist of the Breton Liberation Front (FLB), lost his life at the age of 22 in the explosion of a bomb at the Ti Voujeret military camp, near Châteaulin.
Only three Breton departments were involved in this renewal: Ille-et-Vilaine, Côtes-d'Armor, and Finistère.
37th edition of the British and Irish Film Festival
Ronan Le Coadic, emeritus professor at the University of Rennes 2 and associate researcher at CELTIC-BLM, has been offering a bilingual podcast in Breton and French since September, linked to his site "Pensée indocile."
Ouest-France, the best-selling daily newspaper in France, is in crisis with a deficit of 8.9 million euros. The newspaper announces the elimination of 156 positions at the pace of retirements.
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the port of Kérity in Penmarc'h hosted the launch of the Breton Collective for Cultural Action for Peace in the World. Through speeches, music, and visual arts, the organizers denounced the silence of major media and called for the creation of a global cultural offensive.
On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States, the Brittany Cultural Institute – Skol Uhel ar Vro is dedicating a conference and an exhibition to Armand Tuffin de La Rouërie in Vannes. On Saturday, October 3 at 3 PM, three authors, Thierry Jigourel, François-Xavier Lefranc, and Thierry de Navacelle, will participate in a round table titled "La Rouërie, from American Commitment to the Defense of Breton Liberties."
New novel to be released: Florida at our doorstep...
The AFB-EKB denounces the failure to assign vacant positions to qualified bilingual teachers awaiting appointment in Loire-Atlantique and Caulnes, while monolingual French-speaking teachers are appointed in their place.
The jury of the Carhaix City Novel Prize has chosen its three finalists. The award will be presented to the winner on Saturday, October 24, during the 37th edition of the Book Festival in Brittany.
OSMOS X, a concrete space propulsion company based in Bruz, near Rennes, has just taken a new step towards the first orbital test of its technology. The launch of a demonstrator is scheduled for 2027.
Pierre-Marie Mallégol, teacher, author, and one of the pioneering parents of Diwan, passed away on September 18, 2026, at the age of 85. He participated in the creation of the very first Diwan school in Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau in 1977.
The 25th edition of the Maintenant festival will take place in Rennes on October 1st.
The results of the international PISA 2025 survey confirm the decline in academic performance in a large part of Europe, while several Asian countries continue to occupy the top of the rankings. The Celtic countries are not exempt from this trend.
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