Assembly member hit out as crosshairs painted alongside his name
Threatening graffiti referring to People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll in Andersonstown. PICTURE: MAL MCCANN
West Belfast MLA Gerry Carroll has said he will “not be deterred nor bullied by a pathetic minority” after graffiti appeared in his constituency with his name painted alongside a crosshair symbol.
The graffiti was scrawled on a fence in the Andersonstown area overnight between Saturday and Sunday, and stated ‘f*** Gerry Carrol’ alongside the initials ‘R.A.A’.
The People Before Profit MLA linked the graffiti to a “fringe fascist group” in the area.
“These threats are a sign of desperation. The far-right are utterly isolated in west Belfast and only dare emerge in the dead of night,” Mr Carroll said.
“Thousands of people have joined actions against racism in west Belfast in recent months, and we will do so again. I will not be deterred nor bullied by a pathetic minority who skulk around under cover of darkness.
”I call on all progressive forces in this city to unite against racism and fascism. In particular, the Trade Union movement must urgently respond and mobilise its resources against the far-right threat.“
The MLA added: ”The far-right offer working class people nothing. Their racism has only divided communities and is no different than the sectarianism and discrimination that was meted out to working people here in the north.”
The PSNI has been approached for comment.
By Paul Ainsworth
March 16, 2025 at 0:18pm GMT
by Diomas
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“The far-right are …”
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He’s loves a rally.
Who are RAA?
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RAA!
The ballbag behind this got outed the other day on here before the mods deleted the thread. He’s the guy whose being tagging Casement. He went on Facebook and blamed Carroll for taking the photo. Before Casement got tagged.
He also claimed not to be involved in Litter’s group. Despite having their logos on his FB.
Maybe his ma drank heavily during pregnancy?
He’s right about them skulking about at night, their warped views are not welcome in the West
There’s a West Belfast rally against fascism at the Casement park gates on Thursday at 7.
United Against Racism is having a gathering at City Hall on Sunday at 1.
Would be great to see good crowds at both.
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