“It is hard to watch things back home and see how they should be done, and how they could be done. Its not rocket science. The people and the party go hand in hand, and people do see the benefit of doing these things and that’s why they’re happy to do it”
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
The Republic of Ireland has the highest student contribution fee in the EU, with our peers in the North paying even more. #WhatAmIPayingFor
On the 25th of November, Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, Hugo René Ramos Milanés, addressed the Connolly Youth Movement at a talk held to remember Fidel Castro, on the 4th anniversary of his death.
The grounding of queer organising in queer history is essential.
Nobody’s voice was above any other. Our mandate comes from ourselves, open debate and discussion drawing us to unity. I challenge the reader to find a political organisation on our island that operates in so democratic a manner.
Below is an excerpt from the speech given by a CYM delegate at the Youth Communist League’s 49th Congress in Croyden, London, 2018. Go raibh maith agaibh, mo chomrádaí. A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Brexit, and let it! Think tanks in a frenzy, bourgeoisie ordering Irish passports, Murdoch press defeated in … Read moreThose in Britain Supporting Ireland’s 32 County Socialist Republic
The first lecture was about LGBT activism given by Adam Murray, a Community Development Officer for Cara-Friend, an LGBT charity in Northern Ireland, and is Secretary for ICTU LGBT and a member of NIPSA LGBT. Adam talked about working class solidarity with LGBT issues in the past, and a history of discrimination of LGBT in … Read moreSummer School 2018
Calling all Commie Queers, Leninist Lesbians and Republican Deviants! Feast your eyes and ears on Dublin’s most spectacular lefty night of the year as Left Hook returns with ‘Queer Space Communism’, this May 9th. A gay variety show of music, dance, burlesque and spoken word featuring some of the cities most loved/hated LGBTQ+ politicos! Throw … Read moreLeft Hook: Queer Space Communism – Upcoming Event