‘Queer Heroes’ – Instalment two “I sought by love alone to goWhere God had writ an awful no.Pride gave a guilty God to hellI have no pride – by love I fell.” The poetry written by Sir Roger Casement speaks ...
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‘Northern Poverty’ – Belfast based housing firm rebranded ‘Northern Poverty’ – Belfast based company Northern Property had their signage rebranded last night [10/08/2021] in an action intended to highlight their promotion at a community festival, whilst they are conducting serious ...
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Socialism or barbarism Yesterday’s UN report [09/08/2021] on Climate Change has been labelled a ‘code red for humanity’. It has asserted “that human-induced climate change is the main driver of heatwaves and is likely the main driver for extreme rain. ...
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Lasair Dhearg Derry are to gather this Sunday 15th of August at 12.30pm for a small wreath laying ceremony to mark the 50th Anniversary of IRA Volunteer Eamonn Lafferty. Eamonn was the first Derry Brigade Volunteer to be killed by ...
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Internment: 50 years on Today is the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Internment to the occupied six-counties in 1971. Reflecting on that period, ex-political prisoner and Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Pádraic Mac Coitir stated: “Although I was young I remember ...
Read MoreBallymurphy Massacre march demands justice. Hundreds gathered today [08/08/2021] to stand with the families of those slain by British armed forces in August of 1971, and to demand justice for those so brutally slaughtered during what is known as the ...
Read MoreLasair Dhearg Belfast launch BDS campaign Lasair Dhearg announce campaign to declare West Belfast an ‘Israeli Goods Free Zone’. The Socialist Republican group have declared their intention to canvas all businesses across West Belfast to attain and survey each ones ...
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Cuba: The people protect the revolution News headlines in recent days have attempted to manipulate the minds of the masses into thinking that all is not well in Cuba. Organised by the usual suspects, financially funded and supported by the ...
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“Derry economy plummeting since Good Friday Agreement” – Caolán Doherty A recent report published by the ‘Derry University Group’ outlines just how bad the people have it in Derry, laying bare the economic schism across the Six Counties. “Whilst Belfast’s ...
Read MoreMary Ann McCracken remembered in Belfast Today marks the 251st anniversary of the birth of Belfast woman Mary Ann McCracken, a titan in Republican politics; a feminist, abolitionist and social reformer. Unable to gather at her grave to mark the ...
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Mary Ann McCracken – feminist, abolitionist, social reformer. “I hope the present era will produce some women of sufficient talent to inspire the rest with a genuine love of Liberty and a just sense of its value… for where it is understood ...
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“PIP applicants have been vindicated” – Pádraic MacCoitir Since Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in 2016 many people putting in for claims were rejected. This was devastatingly unfair to those who were disabled themselves or were ...
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Special Criminal Court – No Jury. No Justice! On Wednesday night, 23rd June, the TDs of Leinster House voted for the renewal of the Special Criminal Court. 86 voted in favour, 7 against, 5 abstained and Sinn Fein walked out, ...
Read MoreUnblock Cuba! – Activists gather at US Consulate in Belfast As the United Nations (UN) deliberates over the US imposed embargo on Cuba, political activists throughout the world protested outside US embassies 23/06/2021. Members of Lasair Dhearg stood with others ...
Read More100 Years of Partition – State opening of ‘Parliament’ marked in Belfast Bus stops across Belfast City Centre yesterday [22nd June 2021] highlighted 100 Years of Partition alongside a banner drop at Belfast City Hall, as events marking the state ...
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