Connolly Youth Movement

Connolly Youth Movement

Chairperson	Fergal Twomey
Secretary General	Ciaran Mac Aon Tuile
Founded	1963
Headquarters	Connolly House, Dublin
Mother party	Communist Party of Ireland
International affiliation	World Federation of Democratic Youth
Website
www.cym.ie

The Connolly Youth Movement (CYM) (Irish: Ógra Uí Chonghaile) is an all-Ireland youth organisation affiliated to the Communist Party of Ireland but which is also independent and organises separately from the CPI. Internationally the Connolly Youth Movement is affiliated to the World Federation of Democratic Youth. The CYM includes young activists from many different political backgrounds who are in opposition to imperialism and to the capitalist system in Ireland and throughout the world. It takes its name from the revolutionary socialist James Connolly.

History and current status

The CYM was founded in 1963 by young republicans who were influenced by the Communist Party during the Dublin Housing Action struggle. The CYM disbanded in 1991 due to a reduction in membership following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and eastern and central European bloc and the resulting political crisis in the World Communist Movement. However, following the resurgence of the left and anti-capitalist movement in Ireland, the CYM re-formed in 2002, grouped mainly around young members of the Dublin Branch of the CPI and student activists in NUI (National University of Ireland), Galway. The Connolly Youth Movement has relations with a number of young communist organisations around the world.

Publications

CYM publishes Forward^[1] quarterly.

Affiliations

World Federation of Democratic Youth The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is a left-wing anti imperialist youth organization.
Communist Party of Ireland

Prominent past members of CYM

Madge Davison^[2]
Declan Bree^[3] - served as Chairperson of the CYM

References

External links

Political youth organisations in Ireland

All Ireland	Connolly Youth Movement Ógra Fianna Fáil Republican Socialist Youth Movement Sinn Féin Republican Youth Socialist Youth Young Greens

Republic of Ireland	Labour Youth Young Fine Gael

Northern Ireland	Alliance Youth Conservative Future Democratic Unionist Association SDLP Youth Young Labour Young Unionists

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