International Women’s Day 2021 – Lasair Dhearg Today on International Women’s Day, we remember all the women who came before us, who bravely fought for the equality of our gender, our nation, and our class. Nicola Nic Gabhann, of Lasair ...
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PSNI told to apologise in another PR fiasco In the midst of their ongoing PR blitz in Republican communities, the PSNI have used a family’s strife for a PR opportunity. Pól Torbóid, a spokesperson for Lasair Dhearg, said, “We understand ...
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Lasair Dhearg for Dimitris Koufontinas A solidarity message for Greek Hungerstriker Dimitris Koufontinas. Speaking from the Falls Road, Occupied Ireland, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Aindriú Mac Ruaidhrí said, “Today, the 1st of March 2021, marks the 1st day of a 66 ...
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“Suicide is not inevitable” – Lasair Dhearg Derry The most recent figures, published in December of 2020, indicate that for 15-34 year olds the leading cause of death was ‘external’, including accidents and suicides. Of those that died through suicide, ...
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The Red Army: The People’s Army In 1918 the Red Army was formed in defence of the workers. The following year it was celebrated and it should be remembered that this army defeated the Nazis in the USSR. Revisionists have ...
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Increased concern for Ireland’s youth – Lasair Dhearg Whilst all have suffered during the ongoing Covid crisis, there are increasing concerns about an often overlooked generation of the Irish populace; our youth. Ciarán O’Brien, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson said, “Recent figures ...
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PSNI invite Lasair Dhearg to participate in what they term ‘community policing’. Pádraic MacCoitir, a public representative for Lasair Dhearg, has received a written invitation from the PSNI to engage in what they term ‘community policing’. Pádraic said, “This letter ...
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Concern over Derry covert listening device. Lasair Dhearg Derry activists note with concern the discovery of a high-tech listening device planted by British Intelligence agents in an allotment in Creggan. Images of the device which have been circulated widely on ...
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PSNI on Normalisation Offensive Over the past number of weeks, following the aggression of the PSNI at Sean Graham bookmakers in South Belfast and their engagement with the UVF in East Belfast, the PSNI have been on the charm offensive ...
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Historic repeal 2019: The right to choice. March 2019 marked the historic repeal of one of Britain’s oldest imposed laws in Ireland, finally allowing for the decriminalisation of abortion in the Six Counties. For decades previous fundamentalist Christians, both Catholic ...
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Video: The PSNI – Not a normal ‘Police Force’ ‘A new era’ and ‘a police force for all’ were the buzzwords of the year, when the PSNI was formally constituted in 2001 – two decades later however tell a different ...
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What is Eco-Socialism? Alána Ní Dochartaigh, Lasair Dhearg activist from Derry, writes: In recent years we, as a collective, have witnessed the ever-growing emergency of the climate crisis from Antarctica’s melting ice caps to Australia’s bushfires and, evidently, the earth ...
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Lasair Dhearg New Year Statement, 2021 At the beginning of another new year, Ireland’s six most north-eastern counties remain under the grip of a foreign power. At present, there are more than 20,000 security personnel maintaining Britain’s occupation of Ireland. ...
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DRILL AMIDST THE DEAD: AS soon as the signal wasreceived the order—“ Lie flat andkeep your heads down until firingcommences ”—was given twice.Then around the entrance bend,unconscious of the enemy behindthem, riding on a sidecar pulled bya grey horse, came ...
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‘Collusion’ – Republican Poppy campaign hits Belfast bus stops Republican Poppy posters have appeared on bus stops across Belfast this morning as commuters navigate rush hour on ‘Remembrance Day’. The posters, featuring a poppy dripping with blood, include the slogans ...
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