SDLP Youth
The Social Democratic and Labour Party Youth (SDLP Youth) (Irish: Óige an Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre)[1] is the youth wing of the social democratic[2] & Irish nationalist[3] political party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). Membership of the organisation is entitled to SDLP party members of the age 30 and under.[4] It is organised throughout Northern Ireland and plays an active role within the SDLP at all levels of the organisation.
Social Democratic & Labour Party Youth Óige an Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre | |
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Chairperson | Cllr. Adam Gannon |
Vice-Chairperson | Ally Haydock |
Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Ideology | Social democracy Irish nationalism |
Mother party | SDLP |
International affiliation | International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) (observer) |
European affiliation | Young European Socialists (YES) |
Website | www |
Executive
SDLP Youth is organised at a national level by the Youth Executive. The Youth Executive is responsible for the day-to-day running of SDLP Youth. It consists of 7 Officers elected at the annual Youth Conference, usually held in the spring.
The current Officers of the Youth Executive elected in January 2020 are:[5]
Executive Position | Officer | Constituency |
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Chair | Cllr. Adam Gannon | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Vice-Chair/Campaigns | Ally Haydock | Lagan Valley |
Secretary/Public Relations Officer | Jack Patton | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Treasurer | Brónach Crabtree | Foyle |
Equality Officer | Oisín Donnelly | West Tyrone |
Membership and Recruitment Officer | Paul McErlean | Mid Ulster |
Policy Officer | Darragh O'Reilly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
International
The SDLP Youth are full members of the Young European Socialists (YES)[6], formerly the European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth (ECOSY), having been admitted at the 1994 conference in Munich.[7] At this 1994 conference future SDLP MLA for South Belfast Conall McDevitt was elected as an ECOSY vice-president after being elected the National Secretary of Labour Youth in 1993.[8]
In 2016 the SDLP Youth and YES held a joint seminar in Belfast on "far-right extremism and Brexit" which was attended by young socialist activists from across Europe.[9]
The SDLP Youth are also observer members of International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY).[10]