by Micheál Ó Síocháin The 26-county state has announced Justin Kelly as the new Garda Commissioner, set to replace MI5 spook Drew Harris in September. But who is Justin Kelly? According to the bourgeois media, Kelly is “highly respected” within the force and described as “the rank and file’s man.” He was one of 14 […]
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Across the European Union since the counter-revolution in the USSR, we have seen numerous attempts by states to criminalise communist ideology, justified through slanders equating communism to fascism. This has most recently been attempted in the Czech Republic, where president Petr Pavel signed a bill from parliament which introduces prison sentences for up to five
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After 7 years of deliberately delaying the Occupied Territories Bill, the Fianna Fáil / Fine Gael government has published a draft bill titled the “Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill” which bans import of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This bill blocks
Throughout June and July, the Connolly Youth Movement has been busy gathering supplies and raising funds for Cuba. Due to the crises caused by the 65 year imperialist blockade on Cuba, exacerbated by recent sanctions, Cuba’s pharmaceutical industry is struggling to import raw materials needed for crucial medications. Basic supplies for hospitals, such as sutures,
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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
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Working class young people in the north are being failed. They deserve space to socialise, they deserve to have their voices heard and concerns addressed, before being handed over to police.
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“On 26th November 2022 the Connolly Youth Movement held a commemoration for the 109th anniversary of the Irish Citizen Army. The Irish Citizen Army had made its first debut on the 23rd November 1913 at Fairview Park, and remains a cornerstone of Irish socialist and working-class history, and their vision of an Irish Socialist Republic remains the ambition of the CYM.”
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Today what we are talking about the current situation in Palestine. and the path to Palestinian liberation. We in the Connolly Youth Movement are revolutionary optimists. We believe that there’s a path to liberation for all oppressed people, and this includes the people of Palestine. Right now they’re fighting for their freedom and we believe that if you’re willing to fight
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New Zealand’s reaction to COVID-19 has been lauded by many voices in the media, but on closer examination, its stimulus package serves the same function at the core of neoliberal economics – the transfer of wealth from the people to businesses and landlords.
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