The Black Panther Party (Originally named the Black Panther Party for Self-Defence) was formed in October 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. The pair met at Meritt College in Oakland and soon developed a close friendship. The Party ...
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A notion that seems somewhat lost amongst the working class of Ireland as of late is the study of the natural history of the ruling class. Toiling away throughout the week, doing just enough to make it through to their ...
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Why MPs Who Vote for War Must Be Held Accountable as Combatants In the theatre of Westminster, where power dresses itself in ceremony and affectation, a terrible truth is obscured by the pomp: the men and women who vote to ...
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“The Irish question has, in fact, a much deeper source than a mere difference of opinion on forms of government. Its real origin and inner meaning lay in the circumstance that the two opposing nations held fundamentally different ideas upon ...
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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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As mainstream political parties continue with their push to normalise the PSNI and implement their ‘hearts and minds’ strategy, they have now set their sights on disgracing the proud history of St. Comgall’s School in West Belfast. St. Comgall’s will ...
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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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As our struggle continues into another year Lasair Dhearg sends revolutionary greetings to our members and supporters across Ireland and further afield. We extend our solidarity to those people across the world who suffer at the hands of capitalism and ...
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This Sunday (10th October) Sinn Féin leader in the Six Counties, Michelle O’Neill, will lay a wreath in Belfast for Remembrance Sunday. In response, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Pádraig Scott has released the following statement. This Sunday, Michelle O’Neill will stand ...
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