We call on Ireland to give voice to the humanitarian spirit of its people, whose own struggles sent them in mourning and in penury to all shores, to give refuge to the homeless and endangered of Ukraine and Russia, to those psychologically impacted by the realities of conflict. he workers of all nations are our brothers and sisters, and we must risk our own lives to prevent machines of death from passing through our country to kill them.
I sat yesterday in front of a blank word document for hours as I struggled to put to page what I wanted to say today. I had a little essay plan, like the good student I am, with the key points I wanted to thread through the story, but they didn’t make sense. I couldn’t … Read more
Activists from the Connolly Youth Movement’s Dublin branch disrupted the conferral of an honorary doctorate on former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
“On behalf of the youth of Ireland, our friends and our families, we as students and as members of the Connolly Youth Movement cannot be idle and let an event like this go ahead unchallenged. We are opposed to the celebration of a corrupt politician who ruined the lives of so many young people, an … Read more
“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.”
The Irish proletariat are having their education stolen from them. Profits of companies like Bord Gáís and landlords are being defended, yet little is being done to provide a decent education to our young people. The priorities of the ruling parties are both clear and unchanging.
The consequences of American political economy have reached their long-awaited climax. The majority of its inhabitants, left abandoned in the face of an anonymous power structure, have succumbed to widespread social inertia. For most this economic freak show and political mayhem are made intentionally incomprehensible, and so, with clarity abandoned, the much-needed questions and answers are left to drift in the forbidden void now classified as political discourse.
The spectre of a border poll is one of the cornerstones of post-Good Friday Agreement (GFA) politics in Ireland. Every so often a prediction is made that we’ll have one by a certain year; be it 2016, or 2030. We will likely see that trend continue. Socialist-republicans should see past this charade and recognise that … Read more
Private renters have been seriously let down by the latest budget, according to the renters’ advocacy group Threshold
We would like to offer our deepest and most sincere congratulations on the passing of the Republic of Cuba’s new Family Code. It is a truly inspirational moment to not only those of us here in Ireland, but all our comrades around the world who are striving for a truly humane and dignified future in … Read more
Flooding in Pakistan has left one-third of the country underwater, with 1,200 people dead, and thirty million internally displaced. The country’s climate minister has called it a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions”. Since June, massive flooding in Pakistan, 10 times the normal amount according to the European Space Agency (ESA), has exacarbated the already … Read more