James Connolly – We Will Rise Again (1916) James Connolly, Workers’ Republic, 25 March 1916. The celebrations of the past week in Ireland are a welcome reminder of the indestructible nature of the spirit of freedom. Who would have thought ...
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Fifty years: The Falls Curfew. “Move on you Irish Bastard…there are not enough of you dead”. These were the words uttered to a dying Charles O’Neill as he lay mortally wounded on the Falls Road moments after being impacted by ...
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#OTD 1970 – The Battle of St. Matthew’s The following piece has been provided by Lasair Dhearg’s Pádraic MacCoitir. “Growing up in Belfast in the late 60s and early 70s I was hearing a lot of shooting and bombing and ...
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‘Bobby Sands Street’ – Belfast City Centre Streets renamed as part of anti-colonial campaign. Street signs honouring deceased Republican martyrs including the late Máire Drumm, IRA Hungerstriker Bobby Sands and 1916 Rising leader James Connolly were erected across Belfast yesterday ...
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PSNI Normalisation tackled in Belfast Lasair Dhearg activists today removed dozens of PSNI symbols across North and West Belfast. The symbols, though small, play a significant role in Britain’s campaign of ‘normalisation’ of the PSNI and other security forces. Signage, ...
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‘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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[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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PSNI Injury Claims “Large scale theft from the public purse” says Pól Torbóid Almost half a Billion pounds has been paid out to PSNI officers and prison service personnel over supposed ‘injury claims’ recent figures show. Britain’s public spending watchdog ...
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The following is rare footage of Mairéad Farrell speaking of her experiences in British jails in Ireland, including strip searches and controlled movement – tactics utilised to this day in those same jails against Republican prisoners. Mairéad was killed on ...
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“No Welcome Mat for Imperialists” – Ciarán O’Brien William Windsor, senior royal & second in line to the British throne “looking forward to building a lasting friendship with the Irish people” Britain’s Kensington Palace has said. The comments come in ...
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“We hold Sinn Féin directly responsible for this” – Pól Torbóid Recruitment posters for Britain’s ‘Royal Navy’ have appeared adjacent to PSNI advertisements along West Belfast arterial routes following Sinn Féin’s recent endorsement of the front line force. Lasair Dhearg ...
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“Unforgivable” – Lasair Dhearg respond to Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly Last night [11/02/2020], Lasair Dhearg activists erected a banner on the external fence of the Andersonstown News offices in West Belfast. The content of the banner, ‘Andersonstown News – British ...
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Sinn Féin publicly endorse PSNI – again. Senior members of Sinn Féin are now doing publicly what everyone knew they were doing all along. Senior members of the organisation, including Stormont Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and former IRA prisoner ...
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[VIDEO] Event: Political Policing & Oppressive Legislation It was standing room only, as several dozen gathered in the conference room of Belfast’s Conway Mill yesterday evening [Thursday 30th of January] to discuss the ongoing use of legislation by the British ...
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‘Reject PSNI Recruitment Campaign’ – Lasair Dhearg Lasair Dhearg, a political Movement organising for a 32 County Socialist Republic, has called on community organisations and political groups to reject an ongoing PSNI recruitment campaign. Group spokesperson Pól Torbóid said that ...
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