The Spoiled Ballot
‘Spoiling a ballot’ is the act of defacing one’s electoral ballot so as to invalidate it, meaning that the vote
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Pink Capitalism is anti-Queer: Maria Walsh and the Exploitation of the LGBTQ+ by Fine Gael
One of the newly elected EU representatives for the Midlands-West of Ireland is Maria Walsh. At only 31 years old,
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The Student Strike That Changed British Education Forever
On the first of April, 66 of the 72 attending students they began what would be the longest strike ever for the reinstatement of their teachers. The school carried on for the striking children, for a ‘strike school’ was set up by Kitty in front of the school and teaching carried on as usual, with the National Union of Teachers funding her. The ruling-class and the church reacted quickly, fining those parents who didn’t send their children to the official school, and evicting people that helped the striking families out of their houses and off of their glebe land.
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Unifying Ireland
The discussion revolving around the potential unification of Ireland continues to rage North and South of the British border in
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Connolly Youth Movement Congressional Amendments
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Amendment to constitutional article on branches 7.1 The Chairperson of the branch is tasked with: Organisation of branch
Read moreConnolly Youth Movement speech at the Communist Party summer school
The following speech is from the General Secretary of the Connolly Youth Movement at the Communist Party summer school in
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Union of Students in Ireland: Radicals or Opportunists
Socialists in Ireland must ask themselves if the USI is genuinely an ally in our fight for the liberation of
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Youth Participation and Youth Employment
Youth participation in unions in 2012 sat below 5% in Ireland (Vandaele, 2013), with this fact being mirrored in numerous
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Ireland Without Unions is an Ireland Without Revolution
For a decade now, the people of Ireland, North and South of the border have been crucified by a cabal
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How Communists Can Use Elections
“The semi-radical phrases with which the middle-class Home Rule Press and politicians so often duped the public (and sometimes themselves)
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