Vol. Sean McCartney Remembered in Belfast On the 8th of May, 1921, Belfast IRA Volunteer Sean McCartney was killed on active service in an engagement with British troops on Lappinduff Mountain, Co Cavan, Ireland. Speaking from his graveside, Lasair Dhearg’s ...
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‘We will make you rue the blood spilled at Loughgall.’ On this day, the 8th of May 1987, eight volunteers of the Irish Republican Army laid preparations for the continued implementation of a strategy that would see British security forces ...
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Job Discrimination – 100 Years of Partition The partition of Ireland and the sectarian carve up of six of the nine counties of Ulster, was by no means a motiveless attempt by the British to pacify those in the north ...
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Joe McCann – British soldiers acquitted in assassination trial Commenting on the recent news today, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Pádraic MacCoitir said: “In April 1972 Joe McCann, an Official IRA volunteer, was gunned down by the British army in Joy Street, ...
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Republicans mark Centenary at Stormont Today, Republicans gathered in the grounds of Stormont to mark the centenary of partition. Carrying flags, posters and a large banner, they assembled at the feet of Carson, overlooking East Belfast. Pól Torbóid, a spokesperson ...
Read More100 Years of Partition – 100 Years of Special Powers 100 years ago, at the inception of partition, and with the birth of the rotten little statelet they call ‘Northern Ireland’, the ruling classes sought to provide the state with ...
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International Workers’ Day 2021 This year, like in years previous, we commemorate those workers who went on strike, engaged in work stoppages, marched, picketed and rallied in demand of working-class emancipation. Whilst there will be no gathering of comrades to ...
Read MoreFrom Haiti to Nicaragua: The Struggle against Imperialism intensifies Lasair Dhearg were joined this evening by activists Danny Shaw, Kayla Pop and Yhamir Chabur, US-based activist journalists, some of whom have recently returned from Haiti and Nicaragua. They gave us ...
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100 Years of Partition – Campaign rolls out in Belfast Lasair Dhearg activists have been out this past week erecting posters across the city as part of their ‘100 Years of Partition’ campaign designed to counter the six-county state’s media ...
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Special Powers – 100 Years of Partition At the inception of partition and the birth of the rotten little statelet they call ‘Northern Ireland’, the ruling class sought to provide the state with as much regulatory and security powers as ...
Read More‘100 Years of Partition’ – Lasair Dhearg launch campaign to mark state centenary. Pól Torbóid, a spokesperson for the organisation, said, “Over the next number of months, our campaign is intended to highlight the real story of this rotten little ...
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We make bread not profits – The Limerick Soviet Written by author and Friend to Lasair Dhearg – David Swanson As Ireland once again moves to commemorate another anniversary of the 1919-1921 War of Independence, we have a collective duty ...
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‘Murderers, Parasites and Lackeys’ – MacCoitir By Pádraic MacCoitir Politics can be a dirty game and I would argue those who play dirtiest are those who hold others in contempt. For centuries the dirtiest of the lot has been the ...
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We must move to ban plastic bullets – Lasair Dhearg Recent days have seen Unionist political rhetoric play out on our streets with sectarian incursions of violent loyalists into nationalist areas. Ciarán O’Brien, Lasair Dhearg spokesperson said, “Last night, the ...
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Lasair Dhearg 1916 Rising Commemoration 2021 The following address was delivered by Ciarán O’Brien, Lasair Dhearg Belfast, with contributions from Alána Ní Dochartaigh, Lasair Dhearg Derry, Dave Walsh, Lasair Dhearg Dublin and members of Lasair Dhearg Supporter’s Network. Ciarán O’Brien: ...
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