CYM Committee - Connolly Youth Movement

Pink Capitalism is anti-Queer: Maria Walsh and the Exploitation of the LGBTQ+ by Fine Gael

August 14, 2019 by CYM Committee

One of the newly elected EU representatives for the Midlands-West of Ireland is Maria Walsh. At only 31 years old, she is notable for her youth and the fact that she is one of only a few LGBTQ+ members of the European Parliament. Her victory might be seen as a positive step for Ireland’s queer … Read more

The Student Strike That Changed British Education Forever

August 11, 2019 by CYM Committee

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.

Unifying Ireland

August 7, 2019 by CYM Committee

The discussion revolving around the potential unification of Ireland continues to rage North and South of the British border in Ireland. It is also discussed routinely by the new Prime Minister and his cohort of vultures in Westminster. Various dimensions are being taken into consideration and the discussion appears to be earnest, likely because there … Read more

Connolly Youth Movement Congressional Amendments

June 28, 2019 by CYM Committee

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Amendment to constitutional article on branches 7.1 The Chairperson of the branch is tasked with: Organisation of branch and committee meetings, set the agenda in liaison with the branch secretary and committee, direct and encourage the branch to work towards the fulfillment of the Programme. The Secretary of the branch is tasked with: … Read more

Connolly Youth Movement speech at the Communist Party summer school

June 23, 2019 by CYM Committee

The following speech is from the General Secretary of the Connolly Youth Movement at the Communist Party summer school in Benburb Comrades, old and new. It is and has always been in the interest of every movement in history to reach out to the young people within their communities and politicize them. Our task … Read more

Union of Students in Ireland: Radicals or Opportunists

June 14, 2019 by CYM Committee

Socialists in Ireland must ask themselves if the USI is genuinely an ally in our fight for the liberation of young people, or if it is just a bourgeois institution that can never deliver the needed material interests of young people in Ireland. I believe that rather than being a force for radical change in … Read more

Youth Participation and Youth Employment

June 10, 2019 by CYM Committee

Youth participation in unions in 2012 sat below 5% in Ireland (Vandaele, 2013), with this fact being mirrored in numerous countries around the EU. There are numerous possible explanations for this fact, but in this article I want to focus on one in particular. When thinking about it, it might seem at first that young … Read more

Ireland Without Unions is an Ireland Without Revolution

June 5, 2019 by CYM Committee

For a decade now, the people of Ireland, North and South of the border have been crucified by a cabal of political parties wedded to the interests of capitalists. For a decade, cuts have been inflicted against the most vulnerable in society in order to “balance the budget”. For a decade, trade unions have not … Read more

How Communists Can Use Elections

June 3, 2019 by CYM Committee

“The semi-radical phrases with which the middle-class Home Rule Press and politicians so often duped the public (and sometimes themselves) were seen to have no radical feeling behind them. Sham battle-cries of a sham struggle, they were hurriedly put out of sight the moment the war-cries of a real conflict rose upon the air.” – James Connolly

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

May 26, 2019 by CYM Committee

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.