Northern Ireland Young Communist League was a political youth movement in

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, it was formed in 1968. It was the youth wing of the

Communist Party of Northern Ireland The Communist Party of Northern Ireland was a small communist party operating in Northern Ireland. The party merged with the Irish Workers' Party in 1970 to form the reunited Communist Party of Ireland. Formation The party originated in the 194 ...

. It was later amalgamated into the

Connolly Youth Movement The Connolly Youth Movement ( ga, Ógra Uí Chonghaile, often abbreviated as CYM ) is an all-Ireland Marxist–Leninist youth organisation. It is a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. It takes its name from the revolutionary socia ...

, following the merger of the party with the Irish Workers League to form the

Communist Party of Ireland The Communist Party of Ireland (CPI; ga, Páirtí Cumannach na hÉireann) is an all-Ireland Marxist–Leninist communist party, founded in 1933 and re-founded in 1970. It rarely contests elections and has never had electoral success. The part ...

in 1970.Freedom of Discussion, Unity of Action – CYM 2020 Ard Fheis
Connolly Youth Movement, March 5, 2020.

References

Youth wings of communist parties Youth wings of political parties in Northern Ireland Communist Party of Ireland {{communist-youth-org-stub