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Sligo - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Bob Doyle to speak at Spanish Civil War meeting in Sligo
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Thursday September 07, 2006 13:38 by John Dunne - Connolly Forum Sligo 071-9145490
Bob Doyle, the only surviving Irish veteran of the International Brigades, author of “Brigadista – an Irishman’s fight against fascism” will speak at a Public Meeting in the City Hotel, Quay Street, Sligo on Thursday 14th September at 8.30.p.m. The event is one of a number being organised by the Connolly Forum in Sligo to mark the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. |
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Bob Doyle- author of the recent memoirs, Brigadista, and the last Irish veteran of the International Brigades in the Spanish civil war - recently completed a 4 city Irish tour.
As Bob said, he was not really there to promote his memoirs, or to relive history, he was there to act as a spur to get young people and workers into action against the war in Iraq, against globalisation, etc.
Would anyone at the 4 meetings please send in reports?
Belfast had 200 squeezed into the John Hewitt where Bob spoke and then unveiled a plaque to the anti-fascist volunteers.
Relatives of 12 other Irish volunteers attended (as did the son of 1 scottish vol.)
Bobs Belfast speech can be viewed at -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1wMogIL-xA
[thanks to Ciaran O'Brolchain for making this available.]