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Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy Sign Letter to British Prime Minister - Stop Orange Order’s Sectarian Provocation on Garvaghy Road
People Before Profit TDs Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy sign an Oireachtas letter to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to stop the Orange Order marching through Garvaghy Road. Barrett says British governments have long enabled the Orange Order and calls on London to end the…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Richard Boyd Barrett and Paul Murphy Sign Letter to British Prime Minister - Stop Orange Order’s Sectarian Provocation on Garvaghy Road (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll Receives Invite to PSNI Interview: “Standing Up for What’s Right is Never Wrong”
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says he has been invited by the PSNI to a voluntary interview under caution over peaceful Garvaghy Road protests, and defends standing with residents opposing a sectarian march past their homes. He says the state is wasting resources on protesters, citing…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Carroll Receives Invite to PSNI Interview: “Standing Up for What’s Right is Never Wrong” (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Orange Order Should Read the Room and Walk Away
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll says the Court of Appeal's reserved Drumcree judgement prolongs anxiety on the Garvaghy Road, and calls on Portadown Orange Order to withdraw its application and stop the march. He also criticises Jamie Bryson's calls for heavy-handed enforcement.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Carroll: Orange Order Should Read the Room and Walk Away (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: West Belfast Rally to Stand with Garvaghy Road Residents
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll calls on people from west Belfast and across the city to attend a rally tonight supporting Garvaghy Road residents, who he says have held firm for nearly a week against a march. He argues working-class communities share common concerns such as housing, hospital…
Community relations and legacy Original release: Carroll: West Belfast Rally to Stand with Garvaghy Road Residents (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Mediation Collapse Exposes the Failure of Power Sharing
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says mediation over the Orange Order's Twaddell-style parade dispute appears dead because the Order set conditions before engaging, and calls power sharing a failed mechanism built on sectarian designation. He argues cross-community working-class unity is the…
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Original release: Carroll: Mediation Collapse Exposes the Failure of Power Sharing (opens in a new tab)
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"Every elected representative on the Garvaghy Road was right to be there - First Minister included."
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says every elected representative who joined residents on the Garvaghy Road, including the First Minister, was right to attend and that he will return. He accuses the DUP of hypocrisy over demands for consequences, citing MP Carla Lockhart at Scarva and…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: "Every elected representative on the Garvaghy Road was right to be there - First Minister included." (opens in a new tab)
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Garvaghy Road Residents Have "Nothing left to compromise"
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll rejects Secretary of State Chris Bryant's call for compromise over the Garvaghy Road, saying residents have already given 28 years and should not be asked to surrender their safety or dignity. He urges action now.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Garvaghy Road Residents Have "Nothing left to compromise" (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party call for independent mediation as Drumcree "fails" the people of Garvaghy Road
The Green Party calls for independent international mediation over the Drumcree dispute, saying the Garvaghy Road community has been let down by institutions and parties that used it as a bargaining chip. Councillor Brian Smyth says a comprehensive mechanism for dealing with the past is still…
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Drumcree dispute Original release: Green Party call for independent mediation as Drumcree "fails" the people of Garvaghy Road (opens in a new tab)
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People Power Stops Orange Order at Garvaghy - PBP Representatives Join Overnight Blockade
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll MLA, Paul Murphy TD and Dublin City Councillor Conor Reddy say they joined residents blocking the Garvaghy Road overnight, welcoming an order for Orangemen to return to Drumcree Church. They call on Portadown District to go home, and Reddy criticises…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: People Power Stops Orange Order at Garvaghy - PBP Representatives Join Overnight Blockade (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Support Garvaghy Road Residents in Portadown
People Before Profit says members are in Portadown in solidarity with Garvaghy Road residents opposing a planned Orange Order march while a High Court appeal is heard. MLA Gerry Carroll accuses unionism of stoking sectarian division, and TD Paul Murphy recalls 1990s killings linked to earlier…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: People Before Profit Support Garvaghy Road Residents in Portadown (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party statement on Parades Commission ruling
Green Party East Belfast candidate and Belfast City Council group leader Cllr Brian Smyth calls for a peaceful passage of the newly permitted restricted Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road, urges full transparency from the Parades Commission after a court‑overturned decision, and stresses the need‑
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission Garvaghy Road ruling Original release: Green Party statement on Parades Commission ruling (opens in a new tab)
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Garvaghy Decision a Shameful Capitulation to Unionist Pressure
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll criticises the Parades Commission's decision to allow an Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road this Sunday, calling it a shameful capitulation to unionist pressure. He says residents were ignored and calls on the British and Irish governments to act to stop…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Garvaghy Decision a Shameful Capitulation to Unionist Pressure (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Garvaghy Road Residents "Won't Take this Lying Down"
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says Garvaghy Road residents oppose the planned Orange Order march, citing nearly 4,000 petition signatures, and calls on the British and Irish governments to intervene and stop it. The party says it has written to the Parades Commission objecting to the march.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Carroll: Garvaghy Road Residents "Won't Take this Lying Down" (opens in a new tab)
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O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts
People Before Profit's Maeve O'Neill welcomes the decision to let girls wear trousers in school, crediting girls who campaigned for years and criticising Education Minister Paul Givan's U-turn as embarrassing. She calls for the uniform legislation to be challenged and for RSE and menstrual health…
Disability and equality Education Original release: O'Neill: Girls Themselves Won U-Turn on Right to Wear Trousers Through Relentless Efforts (opens in a new tab)
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Portrush Hate March Organised by Fascists Doing Bidding of Billionaires, Landlords and Warmongers - Harkin
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin condemns a planned far-right demonstration in Portrush, claiming its organisers do not represent the area and criticising the Parades Commission for approving it. He calls for working-class unity and a focus on housing, rents, poverty and waiting lists.
Community relations and legacy Local government Original release: Portrush Hate March Organised by Fascists Doing Bidding of Billionaires, Landlords and Warmongers - Harkin (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Put Class Before Creed to Undermine Sectarian Antagonism
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns attacks on the Memorial Hall and Fountain Estate in Derry, says sectarianism benefits elites, and calls for working-class unity against youth service, school and apprenticeship funding cuts.
Community relations and legacy Economy and employment Original release: Harkin: Put Class Before Creed to Undermine Sectarian Antagonism (opens in a new tab)
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Beyond Bonfire Sectarianism - Time for Working Class Unity
People Before Profit says bonfire sectarianism and racism around the Twelfth, including Islamophobic displays and anti-immigration posters, shows the need to move beyond it, and calls for a cross-community movement of working-class people to challenge sectarianism.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Beyond Bonfire Sectarianism - Time for Working Class Unity (opens in a new tab)
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Moygashel Bonfire a 'Naked Act of Islamophobic Intimidation' - Gerry Carroll
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns the Moygashel bonfire's burning of a model mosque as Islamophobic intimidation and calls for it to be removed immediately. He links racism and sectarianism to political failures and urges calm ahead of the weekend.
Community relations and legacy Immigration Original release: Moygashel Bonfire a 'Naked Act of Islamophobic Intimidation' - Gerry Carroll (opens in a new tab)
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'Not Fit for Office’ - Deputy First Minister Should Step Aside
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll calls on Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly to step aside after reports she was allegedly warned that Jeffrey Donaldson was a danger to a young woman, claiming the DUP closed ranks around him.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: 'Not Fit for Office’ - Deputy First Minister Should Step Aside (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Civil Service Pride Withdrawal 'Regressive and Reckless'
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns the head of the Civil Service's decision to withdraw staff from the Pride march, calling it regressive and reckless. He accuses political figures of stoking transphobia for gain and urges civil servants who wish to march to do so.
Disability and equality Original release: Carroll: Civil Service Pride Withdrawal 'Regressive and Reckless' (opens in a new tab)