part of the update on fb:
"A chàirdean, two government ministers have just come on a cèilidh and I have received certain assurances, as a result of which I am ending my hunger strike. Bliadhna Mhath Ùr dhan a h- uile duine. Alasdair"

(the word céilidh is used here in the sense of a gathering, a get together. The last sentence wishes everyone a good new year)