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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 CohesionArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026
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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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Support For The March For Clean Water In Belfast 3 November
People Before Profit Derry and Strabane Councillor Shaun Harkin backs the March for Clean Water in Belfast on 3 November, organised by Save Lough Neagh, and says urgent investment in water and sewage infrastructure is needed. He criticises Stormont over Lough Neagh pollution and the Mobuoy dump.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Original release: Support For The March For Clean Water In Belfast 3 November
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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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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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No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
People Before Profit says congestion charges would create class barriers and urges the government to scrap the plan and introduce free, frequent public transport in city centres, estimating a €550 million‑€1 billion cost to fund the scheme.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Original release: No Congestion Charges – Free Public Transport
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Bloody Sunday March For Justice Is As Important As Ever
People Before Profit urges people in Derry and across Ireland to attend the 52nd annual Bloody Sunday March, with spokesperson Cllr Shaun Harkin saying it will show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. He also calls for opposition to the British Government's Legacy Bill.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: Bloody Sunday March Original release: Bloody Sunday March For Justice Is As Important As Ever
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People Before Profit Holds Successful Conference
People Before Profit says its annual convention, attended by 400 delegates, called for a three percent mortgage cap, new rent controls and a major increase in social housing, and backed a cost of living demonstration on 7 October and a neutrality demonstration on 4 November.
Economy and employment Housing Original release: People Before Profit Holds Successful Conference
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Support Global Climate Strike On September 15Th
People Before Profit urges support for the global climate strike on Friday 15 September, organised by Fridays for Future, with protests in Belfast from Custom House Square to City Hall and in Dublin to the Dáil. It says the aim is to end the fossil fuel era and accuses global leaders of…
Environment and climate Original release: Support Global Climate Strike On September 15Th
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Another Psni Scandal And Hypocrisy From Political Unionism
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the PSNI Chief Constable's resignation is long overdue, but accuses political unionism of hypocrisy, citing the Loughinisland journalist arrests, the Sean Graham report censorship and the Noah Donohoe investigation.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Another Psni Scandal And Hypocrisy From Political Unionism
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People Before Profit Statement On The Coronation
People Before Profit calls the coronation an obscene exercise in feudal nostalgia at a cost of over £250 million amid the cost-of-living crisis, and criticises Sinn Féin's decision to attend the ceremony.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: People Before Profit Statement On The Coronation
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25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin, a Derry City Councillor, introduces a special party report marking 25 years of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, arguing it failed to deliver prosperity or end sectarianism and calling for a new Ireland based on equality.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: 25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History
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Statement On Intimidation Of Activists In West Belfast
People Before Profit condemns a threat and theft of election materials against its activists on Lanark Way in West Belfast, saying masked men took posters and ladders while activists were campaigning for a Court DEA candidate. It blames loyalist paramilitaries and calls on the DUP to stop engaging…
Justice and policing Economy and employment Original release: Statement On Intimidation Of Activists In West Belfast
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People Before Profit Statement on Joe Biden
People Before Profit says Joe Biden is no man of peace, criticising US military aid to Israel and Saudi Arabia and arming of Ukraine as double standards, while listing its planned Irish events during his April visit.
International affairs Constitutional affairs Original release: People Before Profit Statement on Joe Biden
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Protocol: No Concessions To Sectarianism
People Before Profit says any new EU-UK deal on the Protocol must not further entrench communal divisions at Stormont, and opposes further Protocol concessions to the DUP and its use of the sectarian veto.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Protocol: No Concessions To Sectarianism
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2023: Socialism Is The Answer To A World In Crisis
People Before Profit's end-of-year statement argues that capitalism cannot solve inflation, climate change, reproductive rights, the war in Ukraine or Ireland's housing and hospital crises, and calls for Ireland's first left wing government.
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: 2023: Socialism Is The Answer To A World In Crisis
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Gerry Carroll MLA On The News That Catholics Outnumber Protestants In The North
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll responds to reports that Catholics now outnumber Protestants in the North, calling it a historical milestone but arguing it will not by itself bring substantive change. He calls for a united Ireland built on socialist, working-class foundations.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Catholics outnumbering Protestants in Northern Ireland census figures Original release: Gerry Carroll MLA On The News That Catholics Outnumber Protestants In The North
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Who Is Charles?
People Before Profit criticises King Charles ahead of Belfast's celebrations, citing his £652 million estate, inheritance tax exemption, private jet travel, Balmoral and Sandringham environmental immunity, and past controversies, and says working-class people should refuse to eulogise him.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Who Is Charles?