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Greenwood scandal exposes football’s misogyny
The situation surrounding Mason Greenwood has highlighted the worst parts about football, from blatant sexism and misogyny to greed. Mason Greenwood was a Manchester United player who was suspended pending an investigation into photos and voice recordings that appeared online. The photos and videos showed the bruises and bloodied nose that Greenwood had inflicted on
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The lock-in logs, in their own words: Inside Talbot St Iceland
Workplace disputes in Ireland are often shelved or fly under the radar from mainstream media coverage. If they are taken on, they are often covered in a malinformed way that intends to vilify the workers and reduce mass support. Yet the work put into the Iceland Foods Ireland campaign is becoming increasingly unavoidable to cover
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CYM host alternative pride in Dublin
On 24 June, the Connolly Youth Movement held an alternative pride event for those members of the LGBTQ+ community who aren’t eager to march beside a garda or behind Micheál Martin. The event was held at Rosie Hackett bridge, starting at 12pm with the official Pride march. There was strong attendance from groups such as
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PSNI ignored rules when strip-searching children
Police in the six counties “appeared to ignore the rules” when strip-searching children. This is according to a report carried out by the Policing Board, released 27 June. During 2022, the PSNI strip-searched 27 teenaged children. While police argued that all of these cases were “justified”, 25 found nothing. Of the children strip-searched, the youngest
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Iceland workers vote to begin strike action
Members of the Independent Workers’ Union employed in four Iceland stores, have announced that they will be taking strike action starting Friday, 19 May. Strike notice was served to Homesavers, Iceland’s parent company after ballots in stores in Ballyfermot, Coolock, Tallaght, and Northside Shopping centre. The ballots returned 100 per cent agreement among IWU members
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Connolly Youth Movement Marches for May Day
Connolly Youth Movement members across Ireland marched in celebration of International Workers’ Day last weekend. Marches in Belfast, Cork, and Dublin were led by CYM activists, who dedicated the marches’ messages to the continued struggles of oppressed peoples around the world. “We express our messages of continued solidarity with the oppressed people across the world,
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