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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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 ...
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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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Members of Lasair Dhearg have in recent days (Thurs 13th Feb 2025) erected a number of posters in Kilwilkie, Lurgan, aimed at countering the PSNI’s hearts and minds strategy of ‘normalisation’, as the force continues to roll out its recruitment ...
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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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Today marked the return of the so-called ‘Northern Ireland Assembly’ after two years. It was hailed by politicians north and south as a momentous day, allowing us to ‘look forward to a brighter future’. The truth is, however, that there ...
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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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According to the Housing Executive, there are over 36,000 households in the Six Counties defined as ‘living in stress’ – a figure which has remained largely unchanged in over a decade. Within that number, there are over 18,000 households waiting ...
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Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Pól Torbóid has announced [01/03/2019] the launch of the Socialist Republican group’s ‘Stormont Can’t Deliver‘ campaign. Speaking from Belfast, Pól said that in the two decades since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, subsequent Stormont governments ...
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