Bob Doyle: last surviving Irish anti fascist fighter of the XV International Brigade

[MrMcelheran]

Who is the interviewer? Bob Doyle mentions meeting Séan Murray. Does anyone have any more information on him?

[MrAstroboy38]

Much thanks for posting this. We don't hear much about the International Brigades in North America but they fought the good fight. They're political leaders failed them and left Spain in the hands of the hardliners for decades. We need more men like Bob Doyle, Hemingway, and the rest from all over who knew the difference between right and wrong. And, of course, had the guts to do something about it all on their own.

[MrNoader]

No Pasaran!

[mepjohnson]

@myguitarbuzz Read the book and got the T-shirt (they are obtainable here philosophyfootball.coml) My personal favourite is the Atlee Division one (which is also my grandad's unit). I wear that one with pride, also, I have checked out the websites. I'm not having a dig at him. He was true to his beliefs, the IRA support was one a bad trait, however, we can all get criticised in our lives by others and his 'good' overwhelmingly outweighed his 'bad' - Bob is a legend.

[YungKoopa20]

@mepjohnson Hey man would like to know do you have the link for the t shirt would much appricate it thanks.

[myguitarbuzz]

you can all yawn this was a man who suffered and fought all his life. i knew him .

he fought till his death check out web sites for a monument to spanish civil war. and as for thatcher as for drugs i never took them but he had cancer.

this is a man who was a hero. protected the weak and still painted his warning or tags on bridges in his 80 is

[ceramica]

rip

[Number7smokesForEver]

Excellent and valuable historical piece. Always good to see interviews with International Brigade veterans. Aren't too many left from anywhere anymore and soon there will be none. The same will be the same with Second World War veterans soon. The story about pot is hilarious. Those must have been some dumb cops.

[mepjohnson]

Look at this man, a veteran Socialist and a fighter for of the XV Brigade, it;s people like Bob with his campaigns that made society equal today.

Hail Bob, I could criticize you (Frank Ryan for one) but on the whole you're one of us, a damn good socialist and a trail blazer.

No Pasaran.

Max.

[myguitarbuzz]

@mepjohnson this man was a true to his beleifs

right or wrong

even at the age of 80 he was still fighting suffering from cancer.

he wanted and fought for a monument to the spanish civil war. helped me in the miners strike. sticking my neck our here but against cannibus yes he had drugs but the man was suffering. it helped him not skunk. thats the difference

great historian more works are in the war museum in london.

[IRELANDSELITE]

didnt hear bout his death in the news, should have!

[Frankieireland]

the interviewer puts words in his mouth and doesn't give him a chance just to talk. terrrible interview. bob doyle was a great man. viva la quince brigada.

[ryko26]

700 Irish joined la bandera Irlandesa, and followed Franco during the Civil War. The unit was formed by the politician Eoin O'Duffy. We don't hear so much about those lads!

[Fiach2008]

@ryko26 Their efforts in the Spanish Civil War were less than impressive to say the least!

[ryko26]

@Fiach2008 really? Do tell more

[Fiach2008]

@ryko26 They went over totally disorganised. Saw very little action and the action they did see was disastrous. There was a story of a band of them attacking and killing some of a group from the Canary Islands that turned out to be Franco supporters fighting on the same side...

There's a book I read recently called 'The Blueshirts'. Can't remember who wrote it. Some Fine Gaeler. But even he stated that their time in Spain was less than glorious

[CountryQuestion]

This video sent shivers down my spine, No Pasaran lads! Fight the fascists till the day you die, its better to die on your feet than live forever on your knees

[ryko26]

what fascists?

[Cynfelyn]

Hiroes i'r 15fed Brigad. Dros Gymru Rydd Gymraeg!

[No1barney1]

if you have to sell your labour power to an employer or must earn a wage to live, then you are working class.

the only war worth fighting is the class war. we must unite to save the world from the bourgeois warmongers and fascism is the enemy of workers. the fascists seek to destroy the workers movements, trade unions and parties of labour, socialism etc.

workers of all lands - unite

[ryko26]

what if I WANT to work for an employer?

[ryko26]

@No1barney1 yawn

[southtipp]

A true son of Connolly

RIP Bob

No Pasaran!

[antztee]

RIP Bob Doyle.

Viva La XV Brigada !

[harry180702]

RIP Bob. Legend....