Up to 600 Take to the Streets of Dublin to Say Farewell to Bob Doyle

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Up to 600 take to the streets of Dublin to say Publishing Guide farewell to Bob Doyle Recent articles by anarchaeologist Featured Stories international | rights and freedoms | feature Monday February 16, 2009 Bob Doyle: 12th February 1916 - Open Newswire 18:11 by anarchaeologist 22nd January 2009: 'An Unusual Communi... 34 comments Latest News Up to 600 people yesterday Opinion and Analysis Cheap winter goodies, mulled wine Press Releases marched behind the ashes and seasonal scoff... 0 comments Event Calendar of Bob Doyle from the Other Press Garden of Remembrance Images of Spanish Civil War Latest Comments on Parnell Square to a volunteers now on line 4 comments celebration of his life held in Photo Gallery Recent Articles about International Liberty Hall. Rights and Freedoms News Archives Hidden Articles A lone piper led a colour American family stranded in Pakistan party from the Republican Feb 21 09 by Pindi List Movement and the Videos British writer attacked in Beiruit after Communist Party, followed defacing Syrian nationalist ... Feb 20 09 by three generations of the The crowd outside Liberty Hall by Amused Doyle family who had come over from London to attend the event. aWearness Call to Action! Support the Angola 3 Feb 14 09 by Posner Behind them marched several hundred people in a display of left unity and about us | help us solidarity we will doubtless see more of on the streets of Dublin over the coming months. Groups attending the celebration included the main unions, Eirigí, the WSM, the IRSP and Upcoming Events Dublin Sinn Féin. Banners were also carried by the International Brigades Memorial Trust and the Inistiogue International | Rights and Freedoms George Brown Memorial Committee. Supporters of the Dublin branch of the Irish Basque Solidarity Campaign no events match your demonstrating outside the GPO dipped their ﬂags as a mark of respect as the crowd passed by. query! Two wreaths were laid at the plaque to the Irish volunteers of the International Brigades outside Liberty Hall and after a few brief speeches the assembled went inside where a large photograph of Bob sat over the book of New Events condolences. International

06 Mar International Related Links: Solidarity for • Bob Doyle (February 12th 1916 - January 22nd 2009) - A collection of speeches, articles and obituaries Women's Liberation • Bob Doyle: 'An Unusual Communist' - Previous Indy Feature with Video Interview with Bob more >>

other press Harry Owens, Bob's great friend and comrade introduced Manus O'Riordan, son of the runner up in the Rights and Freedoms competition to be the last surviving Irish Brigadista! Manus read from a letter the Irish Independent had refused to British writer publish countering Kevin Myers' recent attack on Bob and his comrades. His sister Brenda played a slow air on attacked in Beiruit the harp and Manus himself gave us a few bars of a song reﬂecting Bob's ﬁght against fascism on land and on after defacing Syrian the sea. nationalist poster 15:44 Feb 20 0 Bob's son Robert quoted from his dad's great speech at Jarama in 2007, which posed the question as to whether comments his fallen comrades had died in vain. Here Bob had reiterated the fact that the forces that supported fascism in the '30s are still extant today and he stressed the importance of education, unity and civil disobedience. The !!New interview struggle continued with Bob right until his death and will continue until we achieve peace, freedom and justice. with convicted eco-terrorist Jeff Other speakers included Ana Perez of the Asosiacion de Amigos de las Brigadas Internacionales, historian Seve "free' Luers!! 02:23 Montero a friend of Bob's who leads civil war commemorations in Spain, Francie Molloy MLA representing the Feb 01 0 comments Charlie Donnelly Writers' Group from Dungannon and Tom Redmond of the Communist Party.

INDYMEDIA IMC Eric Fleming, veteran trade unionist and possessor of a fine voice rounded off the afternoon with a rendition of UK Server seized the Internationale. Eric had been instrumental in the erection of the plaque back in 1991 and later on in the 00:56 Jan 23 1 afternoon was to regale us with a few more songs of struggle and resistance. comments Bob's family asked that a hat be put around for the Life and Hope Association of Gaza, a non-political grassroots Call for support to aid organisation and at least €1000 was raised at the event. a singular woman political leader in Why is it necessary to commemorate people like Bob? Such commemorations do not glorify war or militarism; Ethiopia 03:41 Jan 21 they serve rather to give us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the destruction brought on by war and those 0 comments who profit from it. Bob and his comrades identified the danger posed by the combination of fascism and capital; Israeli left to shaft they realised the necessity of meeting force with force. He was the last link to that radical generation of the '30s, Palestinians? 13:20 the last time this country has faced an economic crisis of this magnitude. As capitalism lurches through this crisis Jan 16 1 comments we see those who have profited for so long continuing to prop it up, passing the buck to those who can least more >> afford it.

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Video footage by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:25

Some video footage from Saturday's event. Here is Bob's procession making its way down O'Connell Street, and Ana Pérez and Marlene Sidaway addressing the crowd outside Liberty Hal.

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Video by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:31

Here is video of Bob Doyle's son, also Bob, reading the famous speech by his father, and Michael O'Riordan's daughter Brenda performing Carolan's Farewell to Music. Also, Manus O'Riordan addresses the crowd and responds to the vitriol of Kevin Myers.

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Photo Essay - Bob Doyle Commemoration by Michael Gallagher - Photographer Mon Feb 16, 2009 17:25 libertypics at yahoo dot ie 00353 (0) 86 4048249

All pics copyright of Michael Gallagher except the portrait of Bob Doyle.

Nine images.

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More video by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin Mon Feb 16, 2009 17:49

Tom Redmond, then Francie Molloy and Seve Montero.

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Final video by Ciarán Ó Brolcháin Mon Feb 16, 2009 17:51

Harry Owens gives the ﬁnal address and the event is wrapped up with a rendition of the Internationale.

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A few more photographs by anarchaeologist Mon Feb 16, 2009 19:21

A few more shots of Saturday's celebrations.

anarchaeologist's photographs are generally copyleft. Please mention indymedia.ie if you wish to reproduce them.

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Harry Owens

Ana Perez and Seve Montero

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Eight More Images. by Michael Gallagher - Photographer Tue Feb 17, 2009 14:10

All photos copyright to Michael Gallagher except those of Bob.

Another great man who left his mark for humanity.

My condolences to his family.

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Basque solidarity campaigners honour Bob Doyle by Diarmuid Breatnach - Irish Basque Solidarity Committees Wed Feb 18, 2009 18:18 basquedublin at gmail dot com

It was great to see the turnout in Dublin on February 14th in memory of the last remaining Irish ﬁghter of the 15th International Brigade, who survived the ﬁght, defeat and capture in Spain for the Republic and against Franco. It was also a good riposte and rebuke to the disgraceful attack in the Independent by Myers.

The Dublin branch of the Irish Basque Solidarity Campaign had planned a protest for that day against the repression and torture of Basque pro-independence Left activists some time before Bob died and before his commemoration was planned (similar protests were planned for the same day in various other Irish cities and further abroad -- e.g. in Milan). However, when we heard of the Bob Doyle event, we moved ours to an earlier time (11am). We carried our banner and placards that showed a big heart with the text "No Time for Love in the Basque Country" cutting across it and calling to "End Repression in the Basque Country." A fuller report with photos will be posted soon.

Some people supporting our protest left us around 12noon to attend the start of the Bob Doyle event up at the Garden of Rememberance but our core supporters remained where we were in the middle of O'Connell Street, visible to all pedestrians and passing trafﬁc.

As the Bob Doyle parade made its way down O'Connell Street and approached our protest, we folded our banner and put away our placards, We kept only the Basque flags out -- the Ikurrinas -- and held them high while the piper and the flags of the Spanish Republic and the 15th Brigade passed. But when the wreaths, the container with the ashes and the family and friends approached, one by one our flags dipped and remained so until the last of the marchers passed us. Then we lifted our flags again, unfurled our banner and joined the procession down to Liberty Hall, remaining there throughout the ceremonies outside and some within.

It would be wrong to categorise the IBSC simply as "Basque Nationalists" -- our members and supporters come from a wide spectrum of opinion but what unites us above all is a desire to see the Basque people permitted to determine their future themselves. Most of us, it is true, do favour independence as the solution but most of the Basque pro-independence Left (as they translate the Abertzale movement) do so also and are attempting to build a socialist democracy on many fronts while they face organisational bannings, electoral disqualiﬁcation, virulent propaganda, police riots, police raids, mass arrests and jailings (over 765 political prisoners at present).

Even if we had not met Bob a couple of times and even if he had not been supportive of the Basque struggle, as Irish, Basques and others with internationalism deep in our hearts, we would have been glad to honour him. As the Basques say on such occasions: Agur eta ahore! Goodbye and (in) Honour!

He was greatly admired in so many states / nations,by so many who articulate or not "class". by iosaf Fri Feb 20, 2009 23:17 barcelona - catalunya

I was so surprised how the mainstream Spanish state media and chattering classes joined with the left of of the republican tradition on the peninsula and that of the Basque and Catalans in marking the passing of Bob Doyle. I was equally encouraged in my belief that the 2nd republic really does mean something very special across languages and cultures reading the tributes which have followed his passing. The march behind his ashes in Dublin last weekend brought together so many strands of belief, passion and continuity that there can be no doubt of not only his historical importance but of the legacy of the struggle he joined. It really was a republic worth defending.

I can ﬁnd nothing to argue with in that last comment from Diarmuid either & feel moved to express respect for his position. I look forward to reading what his bunch have to say. Finally what it is worth the exceptional show of respect across the board and borders, states and nations which Bob Doyle had, only goes to prove what a miserable oik and hack Myers is.

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volunteer Bob - you passed your torch!

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