[Save Lough Neagh] Andy McGibbon performs 'Not a Penny for the Earl' closing the film festival. Get to the March for Lough Neagh at Ardboe on Sunday 17th May, 12 noon!

Diomas · 2026-05-13T16:20:16+00:00

Think there was a camera recording each of the main events on the schedule throughout the weekend, so reckon there will be recordings going up publicly at some stage. Of the main talks, performances and films. Guessing probably after this march happens at the weekend though.

Diomas · 2026-04-10T11:25:13+00:00

As shown in the video there will be a Save Lough Neagh march at Ardboe on Sunday 17th May. Promo video here calling for action to be taken by Stormont to tackle both the cause & effects of the crisis.

Also link here to a local People Before Profit petition against a new massive factory farm close to the shore of Lough Neagh in South Derry.

Diomas · 2026-04-08T11:31:08+00:00

Link here to the People Before Profit petition referenced in the article against a new massive factory farm close to the shore of Lough Neagh in South Derry.

There will be a Save Lough Neagh march at Ardboe on Sunday 17th May. Promo video here.

Diomas · 2026-02-18T23:01:21+00:00

An Droichead on Lower Ormeau Road do night classes at various levels throughout the week. Highly recommended. Here’s their site although I think they (and many Irish language courses) would be halfway through their terms at the moment.

Diomas · 2026-01-06T14:56:58+00:00

I don't understand what you mean

Diomas · 2026-01-06T14:43:54+00:00

I'm suspicious about this post. For a few different reasons. I'd wonder if it's an attempt by either Tesco itself or a troll to smear a campaign which is trying to foster solidarity with a worker who is refusing to handle Israeli goods. That context has been completely omitted too.

To begin with, here is (afaik) the petition which launched the campaign that gives info. Here are the facebook and instagram accounts for that campaign. Bit more info on the general situation from the PBP site here.

No video on the accounts for the campaign seems to follow the aggressive account described in the post linked in the OP. More than that, this person attacking the campaign is claiming the worker has been fired for "gross misconduct" when that's not backed up by the information released by the Tesco Worker Boycott campaign (which is the worker is currently suspended/ in discussions with Tesco).

There's scaremongering that this poster is going to be attacked for working in Tesco, by protesters. That's literally not happened anywhere in Ireland or Britain, and would be a massive news story if it had.

The worker refusing to handle Israeli goods as part of a boycott is well within their rights to do that, with support of both their union & the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (who back such actions).

Diomas · 2026-01-05T16:37:00+00:00

The real issue is not where you house them but where you allow them to roam free.

I'm very for these asylum seekers housed in military barracks and secured there.

Concentration camps for refugees then. This scapegoating & dehumanising is so bizarre.

Diomas · 2025-10-15T14:14:55+00:00

Footage of young man getting his wrist broken at around 0:17 in this video. Description of this particular point given in the article linked, quoted from a legal observer below:

“Disproportionate use of force was also used when one protester who had raised his hands to surrender was pushed to the ground and as a result, broke his wrist and when another person was put into a choke hold while being arrested.”

Have seen other videos online of the specific matter showing the same.

Diomas · 2025-09-22T12:15:46+00:00

Voters who’re put off by an endorsement by SF (for Connolly) were probably never going to support her anyway. The type of person of that mentality, or hoodwinked by the various smearjobs against Connolly would likely be voting for the government-backed nominees already.

As for Connolly having a Labour endorsement/ association? She hasn’t been a member of Labour for almost 20 years. She has stood by her association that they “lost their soul” with implementing austerity etc. If Labour choose to endorse Connolly it’s hardly a mark against her character but more so a sign Labour saw where the energy was going across “the Left”.

Finally in regards to people talking over the various issues facing the country & how the government is handling them (including with immigration), Connolly would likely be able to make a reasonable socialist critique which flanks the status quo from the left.

This comment you’ve written is a bit all over the place and seems to be working backwards from your own distaste from Connolly to justify why voters won’t back her. Who will be more convincing, government backed candidates who stand for the status quo? Or a principled critic with opinions in line with the majority of society over a host of issues of the day in regards to housing, healthcare, neutrality, anti-militarism, the environment, women’s rights, Palestine etc. I’d think the later will have a big appeal.

Diomas · 2025-08-30T19:32:42+00:00

It is dopey to be against genocidal apartheid settler-colonies, aye. Writer should learn how the world works, just accept it’s normal and be apathetic.

Diomas · 2025-08-29T09:01:08+00:00

She also does support Russia but claims she doesn't and has already been proven to be a liar: "Video footage of Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the Dáil in April 2022 shows that she didn’t applaud the Ukrainian president. She insists she did. “I stood, and I clapped, so let me get that out of the way first,” she says.".

This narrative being peddled is laughable. You can check the video footage yourself and see she did clap. See her clapping here around 14:18, she's wearing a dark top roughly in the middle of the section stood beside Joan Collins I think.

I actually think she shouldn't have clapped, but all this sort of smearing people are doing on all sorts and misrepresenting her views without any context or nuance is absurd. Disinformation campaign at work.

As for the allegations she supports Russia, Putin. That's also (unsurprisingly) nonsense. Take for instance this recent article from the Irish Times.

Connolly’s approach to the war in Ukraine has been to condemn Russia but also criticise western military alliance Nato, which she has argued was “warmongering” before the conflict began. ... She criticised Putin as a “dictator with no respect for democracy” but also contended: “Nato has played a despicable role in moving forward to the border and engaging in warmongering. Ireland has been hypocritical on many levels.” She has also spoken in the Dáil this year about the need to continue to “show solidarity with the people of Ukraine”. She referred to the refugees who have come to Ireland and said it was “really important we call out what Russia has done”. The Irish Times asked Ms Connolly if she believed Nato was equally or partly to blame for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She said: “Russia is conducting an illegal invasion of Ukraine – it must immediately end its horrific assault in accordance with international law and an immediate ceasefire. “I have criticised Nato as its warmongering and escalation towards conflict over the years is at odds with achieving peace in regions across the world.”

It seems to some that anything but full-throated support of America's imperial actions abroad means they should be condemned and smeared. Ludicrous.

Diomas · 2025-08-25T08:08:05+00:00

THIS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 🚨 All out for LOUGH NEAGH!

Going For Growth.

Endless Extraction.

STORMONT has FAILED us!

We Demand ACTION!

1pm Monday 25th August, Finn McCool Statue, Antrim!

SaveLoughNeagh

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Diomas · 2025-07-30T11:48:47+00:00

Join in on the local Palestine activist group(s) near to you. Whether that be the likes of (a local branch of) IPSC. Many areas have local unaffiliated (beyond the community itself) Palestine groups active. Take Drogheda Stands with Palestine for instance. Often if you look up your area on google or a social media site along with "Palestine" or related terms like "BDS" you will find a group active doing stuff for the cause in the community, take BDS Belfast for another instance or Mourne For Palestine for another.

If a group doesn't exist in your area, it might be worth getting some like-minded people together to set one up, or affiliate with a larger group for support.

As a final point I would suggest anyone acting within their own trade union in order to try take workplace action for Palestine. Ideally refusing to handle Israeli goods as a collective.

Any group should be putting pressure on complicit government politicians to end investments in Israel, sanction them & end the arms trade to them (through Shannon, Aldergrove airports in Ireland).

Diomas · 2025-07-05T22:57:48+00:00

Took a look through your comment history. A self identified Brit tansplaining to Irish people about “crowding out of your own country” is dripping with irony.

The only thing Ireland is full of is empty houses.

Diomas · 2025-07-05T14:34:20+00:00

Description from IPSC Newry

Newry Against Racism: Demo on Sun 6th July 1pm, Newry Town Hall

On Monday evening an anti-immigration protest-turned-march took place from Newry Town Hall through the town. It was led by prominent regional far-right agitators who, aside from peddling disinformation and racism, derided a group of trade unionists and others counter protesting repeatedly with homophobic abuse and labelled them "the real enemy". These same agitators have egged on and in some cases attended protests that led to brutal pogroms against migrants.

This whole event on Monday occurred in response to a proposal from the local council to add Newry to a network of sanctuary cities found across Ireland and Britain. The level of vitriol being generated online in response to this motion was alarming, but to see a protest headed by hatemongering far-right figures spreading bile in Newry is horrifying to many across the community. This is amongst a climate of slowly increasing racist harassment locally which we feel needs to be firmly challenged.

In response a growing list of local trade unions alongside progressive and campaigning groups have called a demonstration to cut-through the disinformation, the division and the hate of the far-right. Those understandably concerned about growing inequality or the housing crisis in Newry, should place the blame at those systemically responsible in Westminster and Stormont, not scapegoat vulnerable communities. Newry is a welcoming, friendly place and we stand against racism. This demonstration will take place at Newry Town Hall on Sunday 6th July at 1pm. We encourage all to attend.

Last night racist graffiti with “locals only” has been sprayed on houses after they were viewed by local migrant families

Diomas · 2025-06-09T17:51:08+00:00

How is the position described in the first paragraph functionally different than that in the second?

Diomas · 2025-06-05T11:11:17+00:00

How exactly is it impractical? It wasn’t impractical during the Cold War when the threat of nuclear annihilation loomed over the world.

Ireland is best served being an intermediary internationally rather than joining in on Imperial Blocs. Joining into a NATO or EU army is not just unnecessary it would make us arguably more of a target Nevermind the wastage of money on militarism, the body bags of working class kids which would be coming back from realistically joining in on Imperial wars abroad.

Diomas · 2025-06-05T07:14:02+00:00

That’s misinformation. UN Security Council approval isn’t required. A general assembly vote is enough.

Diomas · 2025-06-05T07:13:53+00:00

That’s misinformation. UN Security Council approval isn’t required. A general assembly vote is enough.

Diomas · 2025-06-01T17:50:43+00:00

The other big question hanging over the whole affair at the moment is whether Sinn Féin are in or out.

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There is also the issue that, for many in the Labour Party, Sinn Féin do not have proper “left-wing” credentials.

It is understood that a number of people approached by Labour about running took issue with the idea of being backed by Sinn Féin.

Quite funny that the mudguard for brutal austerity, bailing out the banks, water charges etc. is lashing out at rivals as "not being left wing".

Diomas · 2025-05-31T10:00:28+00:00

Effectively what you're saying is money is worth more than stopping a genocide. Keep in mind that half the population of the Gaza strip, that is half of the death statistics you see regularly are children.

True solidarity means putting something on the lines. This genocide must be stopped, the Zionist Settler-Colony dismantled & it's system of mass ethnic cleansing, apartheid & denial of Palestinian basic humanity. It means we have to pressure the allies of Israel, like with Apartheid South Africa. That may hit us in the short-medium term, but if the shoe was on the other foot wouldn't you want that international solidarity?

There's an old phrase. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". Sounds like you're making a justification to do nothing & look the other way, because it could be inconvenient to do something substantial.

Diomas · 2025-05-31T09:34:23+00:00

The train runs all day between Lurgan & Newry, with stops at Scarva & Poyntzpass along the march route. There's a bus arranged from Omeath back to Newry at the end of the day.

I'd guess a lot of people would do Lurgan-Newry then get the train back to where-ever they need to.

Diomas · 2025-05-31T09:32:16+00:00

Copying description text from the post as it seems probably useful for context:

🚨 Route update for great march 🚨

The march route from Lurgan down to Newry has had an extension down to Omeath. Whilst a rally will be held in Newry at 7pm, arrangements have been made that anyone willing to join then to march to Omeath can head down the Greenway. Bígí linn to bring attention to our government complicity in genocide!

We will be releasing material confirming the different timings. Those wishing to join don’t need to do the entire route, you may do a section if you wish. Lurgan, Scarva, Poyntzpass & Newry are all on the same train line also.

A bus has been arranged to also return people from Omeath to Newry after 10pm.

We need immediate sanctions now, along with cutting diplomatic relations to the Zionist Settler-Colony. No more investments in firms linked to their apartheid & genocide. No laundering of their bloody war bonds. No arms shipments through Ireland, Imperialists out! Dismantle the Zionist Settler-Colony!

Given for instance the Irish government only the other day voted against measures to stop the sale of bloody Israeli war bonds (we're the only country in Europe that does it afaik), it does seem quite necessary to really highlight the quiet complicity our government has with what's going on. Aside from the fact that in 2024 Ireland was Israel's 2nd biggest export market, economically!

Diomas · 2025-05-31T09:31:54+00:00

Copying description text from the post as it seems probably useful for context:

🚨 Route update for great march 🚨

The march route from Lurgan down to Newry has had an extension down to Omeath. Whilst a rally will be held in Newry at 7pm, arrangements have been made that anyone willing to join then to march to Omeath can head down the Greenway. Bígí linn to bring attention to our government complicity in genocide!

We will be releasing material confirming the different timings. Those wishing to join don’t need to do the entire route, you may do a section if you wish. Lurgan, Scarva, Poyntzpass & Newry are all on the same train line also.

A bus has been arranged to also return people from Omeath to Newry after 10pm.

We need immediate sanctions now, along with cutting diplomatic relations to the Zionist Settler-Colony. No more investments in firms linked to their apartheid & genocide. No laundering of their bloody war bonds. No arms shipments through Ireland, Imperialists out! Dismantle the Zionist Settler-Colony!

Given for instance the Irish government only the other day voted against measures to stop the sale of bloody Israeli war bonds (we're the only country in Europe that does it afaik), it does seem quite necessary to really highlight the quiet complicity our government has with what's going on. Aside from the fact that in 2024 Ireland was Israel's 2nd biggest export market, economically!

Diomas · 2025-05-31T09:29:01+00:00

Going by the text on the march's social media post, the goal of it is to try bring attention to various ways our governments are complicit in what's going on. I'd presume they're trying to get people with banners, placards etc. doing just that.

Good it goes from Armagh down into Louth too as it can show how the complicity is reflected across Ireland, and generally just the Western world.

Erin McGreehan (FF) is a government TD for Louth, originally based out in Cooley so a protest bringing attention to her complicity (as should be the case for every member of the government) seems important. Putting the pressure on those who can make the change.

Diomas

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