Joe McCann – British soldiers acquitted in assassination trial Commenting on the recent news today, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Pádraic MacCoitir said: “In April 1972 Joe McCann, an Official IRA volunteer, was gunned down by the British army in Joy Street, ...
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Republicans mark Centenary at Stormont Today, Republicans gathered in the grounds of Stormont to mark the centenary of partition. Carrying flags, posters and a large banner, they assembled at the feet of Carson, overlooking East Belfast. Pól Torbóid, a spokesperson ...
Read More100 Years of Partition – 100 Years of Special Powers 100 years ago, at the inception of partition, and with the birth of the rotten little statelet they call ‘Northern Ireland’, the ruling classes sought to provide the state with ...
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International Workers’ Day 2021 This year, like in years previous, we commemorate those workers who went on strike, engaged in work stoppages, marched, picketed and rallied in demand of working-class emancipation. Whilst there will be no gathering of comrades to ...
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Support the QUB Creche workers on strike – MacCoitir Lasair Dhearg joined the QUB creche workers, fellow trade unionists and other political activists on the picket line today outside Queen’s University, Belfast Speaking from the gathered crowd, Pádraic MacCoitir, Lasair ...
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100 Years of Partition – Campaign rolls out in Belfast Lasair Dhearg activists have been out this past week erecting posters across the city as part of their ‘100 Years of Partition’ campaign designed to counter the six-county state’s media ...
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Special Powers – 100 Years of Partition At the inception of partition and the birth of the rotten little statelet they call ‘Northern Ireland’, the ruling class sought to provide the state with as much regulatory and security powers as ...
Read More‘100 Years of Partition’ – Lasair Dhearg launch campaign to mark state centenary. Pól Torbóid, a spokesperson for the organisation, said, “Over the next number of months, our campaign is intended to highlight the real story of this rotten little ...
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Ban Conversion Therapy – Smash Homophobia Alána Ní Dochartaigh, Lasair Dhearg activist from Derry, writes: “In recent months there has been much discourse on social media concerning gay conversion therapy – a religious pseudoscientific practice aimed to convert or change ...
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‘Murderers, Parasites and Lackeys’ – MacCoitir By Pádraic MacCoitir Politics can be a dirty game and I would argue those who play dirtiest are those who hold others in contempt. For centuries the dirtiest of the lot has been the ...
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We must move to ban plastic bullets – Lasair Dhearg Recent days have seen Unionist political rhetoric play out on our streets with sectarian incursions of violent loyalists into nationalist areas. Ciarán O’Brien, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson said, “Last night, the ...
Read More‘This is what an occupation looks like.’ – Lasair Dhearg Belfast branch activists today visited sites across Belfast as part of a campaign to highlight the continued occupation of the Six Counties and tackle Stormont’s PSNI ‘normalisation’ strategy. Speaking outside ...
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PSNI forcibly search one fifth of population of Six Counties It will come as no surprise to Republicans that the PSNI holds the third highest Stop & Search (S&S) rate out of all of Britain’s domestic armies. Newly published statistics ...
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On This Day 1971 – Faulkner takes office On this day, 1971 – Brian Faulkner assumes office as the final ‘Prime Minister’ of Stormont and the failed Six County Statelet. Reflecting on that period of history, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Padraic ...
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Anticonquista & Sons of Fidel – Lasair Dhearg speak The Irish Liberation Struggle in 2021 Lasair Dhearg activists conducted an international meeting with activists from Anticonquista and the Sons of Fidel. The discussions covered a range of topics, including: The ...
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