As Socialist-Republicans we are aware of the hypocrisy which exists with capitalist businesses that claim to be ethically clean. In the 21st century, this has been increasingly evident with businesses greenwashing capitalism. We have seen businesses try to take the ...
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In the rich tapestry of Irish sports, there exists a stark contrast in the allocation of funds. A systemic bias that favours certain activities over others. This bias, deeply rooted in socioeconomic factors, perpetuates a cycle of neglect that disproportionately ...
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Yesterday marked 26 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. As Lasair Dhearg has previously pointed out (here), this agreement has brought a quarter of a century of pain and misery on the working-class. The Good Friday Agreement ...
Read MoreToday, correspondence has been sent to every school and education facility across the Six Counties regarding the ongoing use of youth spaces by the PSNI, and their implementation of a strategy aimed at grabbing the ‘hearts and minds’ of our ...
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Lasair Dhearg meet in Belfast to mark period of growth Lasair Dhearg members gathered in South-East Belfast today [Sunday, 5th Sept 2021] for a day of internal debate and discussion. Following the Chairpersons report delivered by Pól Torbóid, detailing our ...
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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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End Gender Based Violence – Lasair Dhearg ‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ – if you are a socialist republican and you are finding yourself questioning why women everywhere have been affected and hurt by the murder ...
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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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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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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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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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On Saturday the 23rd of November, Republicans and Socialists gathered in Belfast’s Milltown Cemetery to remember Winifred Carney, a member of the Irish Citizen Army and Cumann na mBan. Chaired by Republican ex-Prisoner Pádraic Mac Coitir, the event was addressed ...
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Lasair Dhearg was founded less than two years ago, with the firm belief that Britain has no right in Ireland. We understand that the only acceptable Irish Republic is one free from foreign Imperialist interests, and that those interests are ...
Read MoreWinifred Carney was a suffragist, a teacher and a trade unionist, a member of Cumann na mBan and the Irish Citizen Army, she stood alongside James Connolly and her other comrades in the GPO in Dublin in 1916. Originally from ...
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DeSouza ‘court’ ruling confirms Good Friday Agreement isn’t worth the paper it was written on, says Lasair Dhearg. Emma DeSouza, an Irish woman who was born and resides in the Six County state, had taken a case against the British ...
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