Recently, the British Government announced a devastating £5 billion cut to disability and unemployment benefits. These are the largest welfare cuts announced by the British Government since the introduction of the current phase of austerity by the Conservatives almost 15 ...
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The removal of the “Triple Lock” mechanism moves the Twenty Six County State one step closer to joining British & US militarism. For many years now, the military neutrality of the Twenty Six Counties has been the target of a ...
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A British court in Belfast recently ruled that the Stormont Executive Committee is in breach of its legal obligation to adopt an anti-poverty strategy. The commitment to tackle poverty, along with a host of others, was promised by the great ...
Read MoreThe issue of immigration into Ireland is increasingly prevalent, alongside the rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric and the politics of the right. Lasair Dhearg have launched our comprehensive policy document dealing with the core issues, laying out clear facts, and concluding ...
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In the last few days, the Department of Housing in the Twenty Six Counties released news that once again a new record has been set in the never ending spiral of homelessness that plagues this Island. At least 15,286 people ...
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This past week saw reports that trade unions, including UNITE and UNISON, were warning of the possibility of strike action in Leisure Centres across Belfast. This is the continuation of a dispute which has been ongoing since 2015, when Belfast ...
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Recently, there has been a wave of violent attacks on women in Derry. Speaking on the issue, Lasair Dhearg Derry Spokesperson, Lorcán Ó Duine said: “A minimum of three women have been sexually assaulted and viciously attacked in only the ...
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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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