Ireland – CYM

Fighting Deprivation: An Interview With Amanda Spencer

June 6, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments Boxing, Covid, interview, Mental Health, Sports & Culture

A sports club can serve multiple purposes. It actively provides a better way of life for young people stuck for options and promotes a healthier way of life. This is not just on a physical level, but also on an emotional and psychological one. Sports often teach mutual respect and break down barriers and stereotypes. They are community pillars that serve all of us in many ways – this interview and call out for continued donations is one small way the Connolly Youth Movement extends its support for this community pillar.

Forward Ireland Irish History

Peadar O’Donnell: Writer, Republican, Socialist

May 13, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments History & Theory, Irish history, peadar o'donnell, Republicanism

Today, we commemorate the passing of Peadar O’Donnell, a man who dedicated his life to the cause of socialist-republicanism. While there is far too much to cover in such a short space, we will try to touch on the highlights.

Education Forward Ireland Irish Society

Why Join a Union?

May 1, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments Contributions, Industrial Issues, labour, Strike, Trade Unions, union

Whether by directly improving workers’ pay and conditions, promoting progressive legislation, or reducing economic inequality, being a member of a trade union provides a unique opportunity to proactively remedy social and economic inequity. Trade unions provide an avenue to dissolve the fetters imposed upon ordinary citizens by those who profit from their immiseration. They can help to build a foundation upon which society can be built anew.

Forward Injustice Ireland Irish Society

Leo’s Gambit: The Myth of the “Welfare Nation”

April 29, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments Current Affairs, fine gael, Leo, social welfare, Varadkar

The bogeyman of the welfare cheat is used to accentuate divisions among the working class and create a scapegoat which redirects anger away from the capitalist class. This myth is perpetuated by the capitalist class and their mouthpieces in the media and in government, through over the top articles, wasteful government campaigns and anti-working-class rhetoric.

China COVID-19 Events Forward Health Ireland Irish Society

Shutting the Stable Door – 11 Months too Late

April 21, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments China, covid-19, Current Affairs, Fianna Fáil, fine gael, international

The government has completely dropped the ball in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and pursued a reactive, rather than a proactive strategy. This is in marked contrast to the country at the epicentre of the pandemic: China

Ireland Irish Society

Diary of a Dunnes Worker

April 7, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments Contributions, Dunnes, Ireland, trade union, work

In a time of growing living costs, and stagnant wages, a Dunnes worker stresses that there really is power in a union and that a better future is possible if we unionise.

Forward Ireland Irish History

Seán Mac Stíofáin: An Unyielding Revolutionary

February 17, 2021July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 1 Comment Anti-imperialism, Contributions, History & Theory, Opinion, Republican, Republicanism

The far-right has taken the initiative in trying to claim our republican history for their own, but the history couldn’t be further from the truth. To look at the reality, there is no better example than to look at Seán Mac Stíofáin, the English-born Irishman who fought not only for the liberation of Ireland, but of all peoples.

Education Ireland

Black Friday of 1910 & the Irish Suffragettes

November 27, 2020July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments 1916, Feminism, History & Theory, Irish Citizen Army, James Connolly

With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, suffragette movements across the world followed in behind empires that had beaten them for decades but not Irish Suffragettes.

Forward Ireland Irish History

For the Citizen Army – 107th Anniversary of the ICA

November 23, 2020July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments 1916, History & Theory, ICA, Irish Citizen Army, James Connolly

107 years ago the Irish Citizen Army made their first public appearance, as we remember them and their commitment to the cause of labour, what lessons can we learn from their example?

Culture Forward Ireland

OnlyFans & Sex Work – The Fastest Growing Industry of 2020

August 5, 2020July 19, 2021 CYM Committee 0 Comments Austerity, Contributions, Current Affairs, sex work

OnlyFans sees 75% surge of new sex workers during the lockdown. Bankers-son and digital pimp *cough cough* ‘entrepreneur’, Timothy Stokely, takes 20% of their income.

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