Sinéad Morrissey's Communist Childhood

0:00That wraps Europe news today brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with the story. Belfast poets and aad Morrisley just released her memoir among Communists laying out her childhood in a devoted Communist family. It paints a picture of a tight-knit world built around party loyalty far removed from every day life in Northern Ireland. That world meant smoke-filled rooms and marathon meetings all fueled by visions of a perfect future. Her family truly believed folks behind the iron curtain were already living the dream. While the troubles raged outside, they stayed insulated, focused on ideology over chaos. It shaped her early years and ways that felt both inspiring and isolated. The big shift came with the collapse of Communism and Eastern Europe. For Morrisley's family, it wasn't just news, it crushed their core beliefs and upended their reality. She broke it all down recently with Sierra and Dunbar, turning personal history into a sharp look at faded ideals that still echo today.