"This is a choice between right and wrong, between oppression and solidarity. This is not the time to be neutral in Drumcree."
Tag: Ireland
From Cable Street to Garvaghy Road: Solidarity against reaction – Declan Kearney MLA
"The fascists did not pass here in 1936. The Orange Order will not pass on Garvaghy Road. The historical parallels are unmistakable" - Declan Kearney MLA.
Noel Gallagher and Susan Sarandon amongst celebrities calling for Garvaghy Road residents to be protected from forced marches
Celebrities including Oasis' Noel Gallagher and Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon join the outcry over the appeal court decision to allow a planned Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road.
Revoke Garvaghy Road decision, saw European lawmakers – Sinn Féin
"The people of the North of Ireland want to continue their transformational journey of peace and prosperity."
Garvaghy Road – the Secretary of State should have used his powers to ensure any such parade was not permitted
"We regret that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has chosen to criticise those standing up for their community."
Speaking up for Irish Unity at #Lab26
Ian Byrne MP and Jess Barnard were among speakers at a timely discussion on Irish unity during #Lab26.
British & Irish Governments have a responsibility to stop this sectarian march being forced on the people of the Garvaghy Road– Mary Lou McDonald TD
“The British Secretary of State can stop this sectarian march being forced down that road. And that is what he must do."
A new chapter for Britain and Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald
"For Sinn Féin, the destination is clear – a united Ireland at peace with itself and with Britain, confident in its diversity, socially just, prosperous, and founded on the equal citizenship of all who share our island."
Burnham should not deny Ireland its future – Geoff Bell #TUC26
"We believe that the people of Ireland, all Ireland, should be allowed to vote on their own future. It is not really a great deal to ask for. But it is a great deal to refuse."
Irish self-determination is not an imperial gift – Chris Hazzard MP
"The era of London deciding the limits of Irish nationhood is over."