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International Women's Day 2021 - Lasair Dhearg

International Women’s Day 2021 – Lasair Dhearg

International Women’s Day 2021 – Lasair Dhearg Today on International Women’s Day, we remember all the women who came before us, who bravely fought for the equality of our gender, ...

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PSNI told to apologise in another PR fiasco

PSNI told to apologise in another PR fiasco

PSNI told to apologise in another PR fiasco In the midst of their ongoing PR blitz in Republican communities, the PSNI have used a family’s strife for a PR opportunity. ...

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Lasair Dhearg for Dimitris Koufontinas

Lasair Dhearg for Dimitris Koufontinas

Lasair Dhearg for Dimitris Koufontinas A solidarity message for Greek Hungerstriker Dimitris Koufontinas. Speaking from the Falls Road, Occupied Ireland, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Aindriú Mac Ruaidhrí said, “Today, the 1st ...

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suicide costs derry ireland lasair dhearg

“Suicide is not inevitable” – Lasair Dhearg Derry

“Suicide is not inevitable” – Lasair Dhearg Derry The most recent figures, published in December of 2020, indicate that for 15-34 year olds the leading cause of death was ‘external’, ...

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The Red Army: The People's Army

The Red Army: The People’s Army

The Red Army: The People’s Army In 1918 the Red Army was formed in defence of the workers. The following year it was celebrated and it should be remembered that ...

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Increased concern for Ireland’s youth – Lasair Dhearg

Increased concern for Ireland’s youth – Lasair Dhearg Whilst all have suffered during the ongoing Covid crisis, there are increasing concerns about an often overlooked generation of the Irish populace; ...

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PSNI Stop & Search Lasair Dhearg

PSNI invite Lasair Dhearg to participate in what they term ‘community policing’.

PSNI invite Lasair Dhearg to participate in what they term ‘community policing’. Pádraic MacCoitir, a public representative for Lasair Dhearg, has received a written invitation from the PSNI to engage ...

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Derry cover listening device

Concern over Derry covert listening device.

Concern over Derry covert listening device. Lasair Dhearg Derry activists note with concern the discovery of a high-tech listening device planted by British Intelligence agents in an allotment in Creggan. ...

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PSNI on Normalisation Offensive

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 ...

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Abortion Rights Now

Historic repeal 2019: The right to choice.

Historic repeal 2019: The right to choice. March 2019 marked the historic repeal of one of Britain’s oldest imposed laws in Ireland, finally allowing for the decriminalisation of abortion in ...

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The PSNI is not a normal police force

Video: The PSNI – Not a normal ‘Police Force’

Video: The PSNI – Not a normal ‘Police Force’ ‘A new era’ and ‘a police force for all’ were the buzzwords of the year, when the PSNI was formally constituted ...

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What is Eco-Socialism?

What is Eco-Socialism? Alána Ní Dochartaigh, Lasair Dhearg activist from Derry, writes: In recent years we, as a collective, have witnessed the ever-growing emergency of the climate crisis from Antarctica’s ...

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Lasair Dhearg new year statement 2021

Lasair Dhearg New Year Statement, 2021

Lasair Dhearg New Year Statement, 2021 At the beginning of another new year, Ireland’s six most north-eastern counties remain under the grip of a foreign power. At present, there are ...

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Drill Amidst the Dead – Remembering the Ambush at Kilmichael

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 ...

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‘Collusion’ – Republican Poppy campaign hits Belfast bus stops

‘Collusion’ – Republican Poppy campaign hits Belfast bus stops Republican Poppy posters have appeared on bus stops across Belfast this morning as commuters navigate rush hour on ‘Remembrance Day’. The ...

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