CYM Committee 
A recent investigation by the BBC has revealed over 150 reports of police officers misusing body cameras in England and Wales. While a substantial number of incidents involve police turning off their cameras or deleting footage of themselves being violent, other cases involve police officers sharing images of vulnerable people amongst themselves on social media. … Read more
On September 11th, 1973, perhaps the brightest of the Latin American socialist experiments ended in blood. Salvador Allende was elected to office on November 3rd, 1970 until his eventual murder at the hands of imperialists. He assumed office at the behest of a bourgeois liberal election, it is no surprise his experiment was founded on … Read more
Workplace disputes in Ireland are often shelved or fly under the radar from mainstream media coverage. If they are taken on, they are often covered in a malinformed way that intends to vilify the workers and reduce mass support. Yet the work put into the Iceland Foods Ireland campaign is becoming increasingly unavoidable to cover … Read more
On 28 June, the Connolly Youth Movement hosted a concert to raise funds for Syrian earthquake relief. The line up of Onion Boy, Local Boy, and Peer Pleasure entertained crowds in attendance. Through ticket sales and donations on the night, €500 was raised, which will be donated to provide vital resources to communities in need … Read more
On 24 June, the Connolly Youth Movement held an alternative pride event for those members of the LGBTQ+ community who aren’t eager to march beside a garda or behind Micheál Martin. The event was held at Rosie Hackett bridge, starting at 12pm with the official Pride march. There was strong attendance from groups such as … Read more
Police in the six counties “appeared to ignore the rules” when strip-searching children. This is according to a report carried out by the Policing Board, released 27 June. During 2022, the PSNI strip-searched 27 teenaged children. While police argued that all of these cases were “justified”, 25 found nothing. Of the children strip-searched, the youngest … Read more
Members of the Independent Workers’ Union employed in four Iceland stores, have announced that they will be taking strike action starting Friday, 19 May. Strike notice was served to Homesavers, Iceland’s parent company after ballots in stores in Ballyfermot, Coolock, Tallaght, and Northside Shopping centre. The ballots returned 100 per cent agreement among IWU members … Read more
As the dust settled on Europe following the end of the second world war, the question remained as to what to do with last belligerent to surrender: Germany. With the liberation of Berlin on 2 May, 1945 by the Red Army, and the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on 8 May, Allied victory in Europe … Read more
The Ard Comhairle of The Connolly Youth Movement has received information that a man convicted of a sexual offense (voyeurism) in 2009 is a probationary member of the Irish Communist Party. This information was received late last night and no member of the Connolly Youth Movement on a local or national scale was aware of … Read more
Connolly Youth Movement members across Ireland marched in celebration of International Workers’ Day last weekend. Marches in Belfast, Cork, and Dublin were led by CYM activists, who dedicated the marches’ messages to the continued struggles of oppressed peoples around the world. “We express our messages of continued solidarity with the oppressed people across the world, … Read more