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Northern Ireland Young Communist League was a political youth movement in Northern Ireland, it was formed in 1968. It was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Northern Ireland. It was later amalgamated into the Connolly Youth Movement, following the merger of the party with the Irish Workers League to form the Communist Party of Ireland in 1970. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Red ambition: the Connolly Youth Movement in 2020 The Morning Star Online, March 4, 2020.
  2. Freedom of Discussion, Unity of Action – CYM 2020 Ard Fheis Connolly Youth Movement, March 5, 2020.