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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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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‘Normalisation’ – The PSNI is Not a Normal Police Force ‘A new era’ and ‘a police force for all’ were the buzzwords of the year, when the ‘Police Service of Northern Ireland’ [PSNI] was formally constituted in 2001. Their inception ...
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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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Lasair Dhearg’s first Ard Fheis was held on Saturday (October 26th) in Cultúrlann on Belfast’s Falls Road. Scores of members, supporters and Socialist Republicans from across the island of Ireland gathered on an important day for our organisation, marking another ...
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Down GAA have acquired a lease on land in Ballykinler owned by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD). This same site was used by the MOD to train Unionist death squads to murder nationalists in the local area. Abercorn Barracks, ...
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