‘Normalisation’ – The PSNI is Not a Normal Police Force ‘A new era’ and ‘a police force for all’ were the buzzwords of the year, when the ‘Police Service of Northern Ireland’ [PSNI] was formally constituted in 2001. Their inception ...
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Several hundred gathered on the streets of Ballymurphy just a few short weeks ago as we laid to rest our Comrade and founding member of Lasair Dhearg Dannielle Meighan. The following text is the oration delivered at her final resting ...
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The recent agreement between the Free State and NATO, formalised under the Individual Tailored Partnership Programme (ITPP), has raised concerns among those who oppose NATO’s influence and military presence. This agreement, touted by the Free State government as a means ...
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In November of last year, Lasair Dhearg relaunched a campaign for the creation of ‘Israeli Goods Free Zones’ in Belfast, occupied Ireland. Its purpose is to arrange the boycott of all products that are marked ‘Made in Israel’, to have ...
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Today marked the return of the so-called ‘Northern Ireland Assembly’ after two years. It was hailed by politicians north and south as a momentous day, allowing us to ‘look forward to a brighter future’. The truth is, however, that there ...
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Almost 200 ‘Know Your Rights’ info cards were distributed at a public meeting yesterday in Belfast’s Conway Mill, which was organised by Lasair Dhearg. The pocket-sized cards are designed to give basic information and advice to anyone being subject to ...
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On October 7th of this year, we watched in awe at the bravery and daring of Palestinian resistance fighters as they burst through the physical and metaphorical barriers surrounding them and ventured into the belly of the beast, taking on ...
Read MoreA large crowd gathered at the graveside of Irish Citizen Army and Cumann na mBan Volunteer Winifred Carney in Belfast today to mark the 80th anniversary of her death. The event, like previous Carney Commemorations, was led by a three-person ...
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Lasair Dhearg’s inaugural Socialist Republican Conference took place on Saturday (October 7th) in Conway Mill on Belfast’s Falls Road. Over 70 members, delegates, and visitors from across Ireland attended the all-day conference. Among the crowd were trade unionists, political ex-prisoners, ...
Read MoreA British Army Reserve centre in occupied Ireland was paid a visit by Derry Lasair Dhearg activists in recent days to highlight the ongoing presence of occupation forces here. Derry’s Limavady Road facility is occupied by Britain’s ‘Royal Logistics Corps’ ...
Read MoreOver the past number of months posters recruiting for the ‘Prison Service’ in the Six Counties have appeared across Republican areas, most notably in Belfast and Derry, as members of Lasair Dhearg have continually marked them for removal. Pádraic MacCoitir, ...
Read MoreOver 100 gathered alongside a heavy press presence at Belfast’s International Wall on the Falls Road as the British coronation was underway to send a clear message to the media and state political parties that we do not accept poverty, ...
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Within years of the GFA being signed, global foreign direct investment had its eyes firmly on the prize – the Six Counties were ripe with opportunity and big business could be assured that whatever ‘investment’ they pumped in, they would ...
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From the perspective of the British state, you could easily assume that the Good Friday Agreement was designed to achieve, and indeed it did achieve, many things. The cumulative economic cost of the ongoing conflict and the financial losses for ...
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