‘The Holylands’, but for who? – Stormont Can’t Deliver The media carousel annually spits out reports of drunken student debauchery and bitter, old, resident grudges in an effort to ascertain who is truly at fault for the unholy issue that ...
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[Video] British War Jets in Irish Skies British occupation war jets were recorded in Irish skies today. Along with the British Army, the PSNI, the Royal Navy, Mi5 and civilian staff, over 20,000 security personnel maintain Britian’s occupation of Ireland. ...
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Moments in History: Bobby Sands and the Hungerstrikes. With Pádraic MacCoitir, Fearghal Mag Uidhir and Pól Torbóid, discussing the run up to, and after, the ’80 and ’81 hungerstrikes, and the effect it had on Irish politics and the Republican ...
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International Workers Day 2020 Every year on May 1st, we commemorate those workers who went on strike, engaged in work stoppages, marched and rallied in demand of an eight-hour working day and working-class emancipation. This year, 2020, is no different, ...
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“Three Month Eviction Moratorium Not Enough” Ciarán O’Brien Yesterday, political parties in the Six Counties debated the introduction of a moratorium on evictions during the current crisis, much of which weighed up the rights of tenants, against the rights of ...
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Seasonal Workers Need Support, Not Persecution In recent days, hundreds of workers have been flown into Ireland as part of a series of flights chartered by private fruit producer ‘Keelings’. The message from social and mainstream media has largely been ...
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Lifting the Coffin Lid on Hidden Covid Statistics As of today the ‘official’ total of Covid-19 related deaths within the Six Counties stands at 193. However latest figures from the ‘Northern Ireland Statistics Research Agency’ suggest that the real death ...
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Lasair Dhearg Easter Summary 2020 [Text/Videos] Below, we carry the full text of our 2020 Easter Statement as addressed by our public representative Pól Torbóid, including two videos released over the Easter period. Proclamation of the Irish Republic 1916 Main ...
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“The Irish people are paying to die” says Pádraic MacCoitir as private healthcare profits to soar. The response of Ireland’s both failed states to the covid-19 pandemic has been nothing less than shameful. Bumper profits for private healthcare businesses are ...
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Lasair Dhearg Easter Commemorative Events Cancelled Following internal discussion regarding our upcoming Easter Commemorative events, and having allowed the necessary time to pass in order to properly gauge the circumstances closer to the event, it is clear that there is ...
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Covid Crisis: Thousands Dead. But Boris in Bed. We are being told repeatedly that the coronavirus does not discriminate. It can affect you regardless of your age, gender, nationality, or race. And yet it is quite clear to see that, ...
Read MoreToday the world faces a great danger called Covid-19. This microscopic virus has affected almost every country in the world, has infected more than a million human beings and has killed more than 50,000 of them. So, many of us ...
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Covid Pandemic Exposes Class Lines Whilst we are still in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s hard to fully analyse its consequences, beyond of course, the devastating loss of life and the immense sacrifices being made by all front-line ...
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A Comrádaithe, On behalf of Lasair Dhearg I send solidarity and hope that you and your family are keeping well. The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the true nature of capitalism and its inability to look after the health and well-being ...
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Greater Andersonstown CDC [Community Defence Committee] distributing goods to those most in need in Lenadoon, Stewartstown and Lagmore today. As the CDC’s grow, we’ll be getting more effectively organised by district with activists across Belfast – tackling food distribution, price ...
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