CYM Committee

Forward

Union of Students in Ireland: Radicals or Opportunists

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment

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

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment

Youth participation in unions in 2012 sat below 5% in Ireland (Vandaele, 2013), with this fact being mirrored in numerous

Forward

Ireland Without Unions is an Ireland Without Revolution

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment Forward, Ireland, Unions

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

June 3, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment

“The semi-radical phrases with which the middle-class Home Rule Press and politicians so often duped the public (and sometimes themselves)

Education

Why the ‘Left’ Missed the Mark in the 2019 Elections

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment Elections, europe

Left wing parties have essentially fallen down the trap of trying to compete in a field that is orientated around ensuring the hegemony of the large traditional parties. To compete against Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Labour Party at a game that they have excelled at for almost a century is a waste of time but also serves to undermine ones own political organisation and struggle for socialism.

Statements

Connolly Youth Movement statement on the divorce referendum

May 16, 2019May 20, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment

We, the Connolly Youth Movement support the YES vote in the upcoming divorce referendum on Friday the 24th of May

Statements Statements

What a Capitalist Pill Cannot Fix

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 CYM Committee 1 Comment 1916, James Connolly Festival, Mental Health

We were raised on false promises of white sands and opportunity, leaving us with only ourselves to blame for our failures. Last year in the 26 counties, every day that passed, another person lost the battle with their supposed failures and ended their life. The cultural hegemony that guarantees peace, in exchange for our labour, turns our mind into a warzone when our own realities come to light.