Labour Youth

Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = Labour Youth

chairman = Enda Duffy
colorcode =
foundation =
headquarters = 17 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
ideology = Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy
international = International Union of Socialist Youth, IUSY
regional1_type = European
regional1_name = Young European Socialists, ECOSY
student =
secretary = James Humphreys
mother_party = Labour Party (Ireland)
website = [http://www.labouryouth.ie/ labouryouth.ie]

Labour Youth (LY) is the youth wing of the Irish political party the Labour Party of Ireland, representing a youth voice within the Labour Party.

It replaced an earlier organisation, the Young Labour League. Labour Youth tended to be more left-wing than the Party leaders during the 1970s and 1980s. During the late 1980s onwards Labour Youth was much less of a radical voice. The 1990s saw Labour Youth change and reestablished after the DL merger. In recent times Labour Youth have opposed a coalition agreement with Fine Gael unless Labour is the larger party.

Campaigns

Current Campaigns include:
* [http://www.labour.ie/youth/campaigns/index/20040908125109.html Killer Coca Cola]
*Shell To Sea
*Living wage
*Same-sex marriage in Ireland
*US Military Out of Shannon
*Pro-Choice
*Student Grants Campaign
*No Sweat
* [http://www.labour.ie/youth/news/index/20061108151913.html Seize the Power]

Youth Executive

The Executive of Labour Youth is responsible for the day to day running of Labour Youth. The Executive is elected by Labour Youth National Conference annually. Currently the Executive for 2007/2008 elected on October 27th 2007 are:

* Chairperson: Enda Duffy
* Vice Chairperson & Campaigns Officer: Gary Honer
* Secretary: James Humphreys
* Recruitment Officer: Paul Mulville
* Policy Development Officer: Paul Dillon
* International Officer: Holly Kilroy
* Communications Officer: Christina McSorley
* Equality Officer: Hazel Nolan

α _{Labour Youth's Chairperson is the Youth Representative on the Labour Party's NEC}

Affiliations

National Youth Council of Ireland(NYCI)

Labour Youth is a full member of the National Youth Council of Ireland.

Young European Socialists (ECOSY)

ECOSY (European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth) is the youth wing of Party of European Socialists. Labour Youth is a full member organisation of ECOSY and Labour Youth's Bureau Member is its International Officer.

International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY)

International Union of Socialist Youth is the Youth wing of the Socialist International. Yvonne O'Callaghan is a representative of Labour Youth and Current Secretary General of IUSY.

Publications

Labour Youth publishes [http://www.labour.ie/youth/resources/ The Left Tribune] on a regular basis

External links

Official Links

* [http://www.labouryouth.ie/ Labour Youth]
* [http://www.labour.ie/ Labour Party of Ireland]
* [http://www.iusy.org/ IUSY - International Union of Socialist Youth]
* [http://www.ecosy.org/ ECOSY - Young European Socialists]

Related Links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/labouryouth/ LabourYouth Flickr]
* [http://labouryouth.blogspot.com/ LabourYouth Blog]
* [http://www.killercoke.org/ KillerCoke.org]