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Gerry Carroll says Far-Right the Real Danger to Community Cohesion
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll responds to PSNI confirmation that explosive devices seized in the Shankill area are being investigated as extreme right-wing terrorism, calling far-right politics the real danger to community cohesion and urging a serious response to far-right organising.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Shankill area explosives and weapons discovery linked to far-right extremists Original release: Gerry Carroll says Far-Right the Real Danger to Community Cohesion
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Carroll: Court Ruling a Victory for Garvaghy Residents and People Power
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll welcomes the High Court ruling that dismissed the Orange Order’s challenge to the Drumcree parade ban, calling it a victory for Garvaghy Road residents and urging the Order to accept the decision and leave the community in peace.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree parade ban High Court judgment Original release: Carroll: Court Ruling a Victory for Garvaghy Residents and People Power
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Green Party statement on Parades Commission ruling
The party's Cllr Brian Smyth comments on the Parades Commission ruling, calling for a peaceful Orange Order parade. He also seeks transparency in the Commission's decision-making process.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission Garvaghy Road ruling Original release: Green Party statement on Parades Commission ruling
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Safe access zones law working as intended
The Green Party welcomes a judgment, which it says upholds the Safe Access Zones legislation for abortion services, and says the Supreme Court found the law strikes the right balance. It describes the case as a deliberate test of the law.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Supreme Court judgment on Safe Access Zones law Original release: Safe access zones law working as intended
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Honouring and remembering women and girls who have lost their lives to domestic abuse
Councillor Kendall, Green Party calls for real action to protect women after 28 murders since 2020, including the 2025 killing of Sarah Montgomery in Donaghadee. She says existing strategies are only words and urges sustained funding for Women’s Aid and joined‑up government action.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Honouring and remembering women and girls who have lost their lives to domestic abuse
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Green Party Cllr Kendall Again Condemns Executive Over Continued Delay of Safe Leave
Green Party Councillor Lauren Kendall says the Executive and Economy Minister are failing to implement Safe Leave, paid leave for domestic abuse victims, and calls for it to be delivered now. She links this to the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy and Women's Aid NI 2024/25 figures.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Safe Leave legislation delay and inaction Original release: Green Party Cllr Kendall Again Condemns Executive Over Continued Delay of Safe Leave
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Ards & North Down Backs Ruby’s Law to Protect Pets and People from Domestic Abuse
Green Party Councillor Lauren Kendall says Ards and North Down Borough Council has become the first in Northern Ireland to back Ruby's Law, which would let protective orders cover pets in domestic abuse cases.
Justice and policing Local government Issue: Ruby's Law domestic abuse protection legislation proposal Original release: Ards & North Down Backs Ruby’s Law to Protect Pets and People from Domestic Abuse
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Support The Rally For Women’s Safety
People Before Profit representative Maeve O'Neill backs a rally in Derry on 8 November against attacks on women in the city, citing a recent spate of sexually motivated attacks, including one at knifepoint, and calling for a shift in misogynistic attitudes.
Justice and policing Original release: Support The Rally For Women’s Safety
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United Against Racism Counter Demo
People Before Profit announces a counter‑demonstration on 19 September at 1.30 pm at the bottom of Grafton Street, Dublin, to oppose a planned far‑right march, urging activists, friends and local groups to join.
Disability and equality Original release: United Against Racism Counter Demo
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United Against Racism Holds Successful Public Forum
People Before Profit's Dublin branch of United Against Racism reports on a forum held on 7 September with about 150 attendees on uniting against the far right, including speakers on attacks on people of colour and on Dublin's Northside communities.
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: United Against Racism Holds Successful Public Forum
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People Before Profit Respond To Attack By Irish News Columnist Brian Feeney
People Before Profit's Matt Collins responds to an Irish News column by Brian Feeney that compared the party to the far right, calling Feeney's assertions nonsense. He notes the column appeared on the eve of a large anti-racism demonstration in Belfast that the party helped build.
Disability and equality Original release: People Before Profit Respond To Attack By Irish News Columnist Brian Feeney
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Stand Up To Fascism – Belfast Mobilises
People Before Profit calls for strong counter-mobilisation against far-right violence in Belfast, linking loyist paramilitaries and Tommy Robinson supporters to attacks on migrant-owned shops and urging turnout at Saturday's Belfast Welcomes Diversity march in Writers Square.
Justice and policing Original release: Stand Up To Fascism – Belfast Mobilises
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The Dup Should Offer Leadership Not Victim Blaming
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin calls on DUP Infrastructure Minister Gordon Lyons to withdraw his remarks that protesters' concerns were legitimate, accusing him of victim blaming after anti-immigration violence in Belfast.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: The Dup Should Offer Leadership Not Victim Blaming
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Stand Up To The Fascists – Belfast Marches On Saturday
People Before Profit condemns recent far‑right attacks on migrant shops in Belfast, calls for a mass anti‑racism movement and backs the ‘Belfast Welcomes Diversity’ march on Saturday, expected to draw thousands from Writers Square to City Hall.
Disability and equality Original release: Stand Up To The Fascists – Belfast Marches On Saturday
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Gerry Carroll MLA Commends Community Defence Of Migrant-Owned Business
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll commends West Belfast residents for defending a migrant-owned shop on the Falls Road after a group of young people attacked it, saying the community response was immediate and that minorities are welcome.
Community relations and legacy Disability and equality Original release: Gerry Carroll MLA Commends Community Defence Of Migrant-Owned Business
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Far Right Agitators From Dublin Marching With Loyalist Paramilitaries Shows Who The Far Right Are Says People Before Profit
People Before Profit says the appearance of Dublin far‑right agitators marching alongside loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast reveals the nature of the far right, condemns racist attacks on migrant‑run businesses and calls on the ICTU and civil society to organise a national anti‑far‑right rally of t
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Far Right Agitators From Dublin Marching With Loyalist Paramilitaries Shows Who The Far Right Are Says People Before Profit
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PSNI Allow Far-Right Minority To Rampage In Belfast
People Before Profit says the PSNI allowed far-right and loyalist groups to attack Muslim-owned and migrant-owned shops in south Belfast after an anti-racist rally at City Hall, and calls for the police to be held to account.
Justice and policing Immigration Original release: PSNI Allow Far-Right Minority To Rampage In Belfast
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Harkin: Reject Far-Right Divisive Abuse Of New Derry Mayor
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin condemns racist and divisive abuse aimed at Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr after her announcement as Mayor of Derry City and Strabane, and expresses solidarity with black and minoritised communities. He also criticises the SDLP's record on Black Lives Matter…
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Harkin: Reject Far-Right Divisive Abuse Of New Derry Mayor
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Harkin: Pps Decision Not To Prosecute Soldiers For Perjury A Travesty Of Justice
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin condemns the Public Prosecution Service's decision not to prosecute soldiers for perjury over Bloody Sunday evidence, calling it a travesty of justice. He says the PPS is aiding a British state cover-up and calls for the Legacy legislation to be scrapped.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Harkin: Pps Decision Not To Prosecute Soldiers For Perjury A Travesty Of Justice
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Solidarity With Julian Assange
People Before Profit says the prosecution of Julian Assange is wrong, violates journalists’ rights and threatens media freedom, and its members stand in solidarity with Assange during his appeal hearing in London on 20‑21 February, urging supporters to back his campaign.
Justice and policing International affairs Original release: Solidarity With Julian Assange