Stewart ReddinBrigadista Bob Doyle: From Dublin’s Slums to the Battlefields of SpainRobert (Bob) Andrew Doyle was born on 12th February 1916 at 15 Linenhall Street in Dublin’s northwest inner city. He was the second…Jul 20, 2019Jul 20, 2019
Stewart Reddin‘They came for her in the morning’ - Torture in the Basque Country: The murder of Gurutze IantziAt 8.00am on the morning of 24th September 1993 Miren Gurutze Iantzi Igerategi’s family received an unexpected telegram from Madrid. They…Sep 20, 2018Sep 20, 2018
Stewart Reddin‘Irish citizens of Basque Origin’: The story of Ireland’s Basque refugees during the Spanish Civil…On 8th November 1962 Mr Joseph Barron, a member of the Dáil (Irish Parliament) for the constituency of Dublin South Central, put a question…Mar 17, 2018Mar 17, 2018
Stewart ReddinInternment, Torture, Executions: The Basque Country in the dying days of the Franco dictatorshipThe forty year reign of Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco came to an end with his death in November 1975. In his final year Franco…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Stewart ReddinArgala: The anti fascist ETA militant who changed the course of Spanish state historyOn 21st December 1973 on a plush suburban street in Madrid the paths of two men of very different backgrounds crossed. The outcome would…May 4, 20173May 4, 20173
Stewart Reddin80th anniversary of the fascist bombing of Gernika marked with a weekend of events in DublinThe 80th anniversary of the fascist bombing of the Basque town of Gernika, immortalised in the painting by Pablo Picasso, was marked last…Apr 27, 2017Apr 27, 2017
Stewart ReddinAberri Eguna - Day of the Basque HomelandAberri Eguna - The Day of the Basque Homeland has been marked annually on Easter Sunday in the Basque Country since 1932.Apr 16, 2017Apr 16, 2017
Stewart ReddinArbour Hill Boxing Club at the 1968 Mexico OlympicsThe 1968 Mexico Olympics is probably best remembered for the defiant black power salute delivered on the medal podium by US athletes Tommie…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
Stewart ReddinThe Irish Citizen Army: A Workers’ Army is BornThe Irish Citizen Army was founded amidst the greatest labour dispute in the history of Ireland and it went on to play a central role in…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017