Irish in Cuba
Cuba is a nation where many of Irish descent have influenced history. This includes “Captain Dynamite” John O’Brien and “Che” Guevara Lynch. Today, the Irish in Cuba are represented by the Irish Embassy in Mexico City. There is also a Cuban Embassy based in Dublin.
Irish in Cuba History
SILAS
- Bibliography of Irish History in Cuba
- Irish Place Names and Landmarks in Cuba
- An Alternative View to the Propaganda: The Irish-American Press and the Spanish-American War
- “A Contagion of Liberty”: Richard Robert Madden in the Caribbean
- Cecilia McPartland
- Che Guevara’s Irish Roots
- Ernesto Che Guevara Lynch
- Interview with Che Guevara Lynch
- Irish Railroad Workers in Cuba: Towards a Research Agenda
- James J. O’Kelly in Cuba
- John O’Brien: Captain Dynamite of the Cuban War for Independence, 1868-1898
- Liberty’s Call: Richard Robert Madden’s Voice in the Anti-Slavery Movement
- Madden and the Abolition of Slavery in Cuba
- Review of Iván Alejandro Portela Bonachea’s Cantos de Tir na n-Og
- Terrys in Latin America of Cork origin
- The Cuban Translations of Thomas Moore
- The Irish Presence in the History and Place Names of Cuba
- The Trouble with the Irish in the Cuban National Archives
Irish in Cuba News
2016
- 14yMedio: Filme cubano-irlandés “Viva” llega con un mensaje claro: “Sé tú mismo”
- Fresh Plaza: Nuevo servicio directo Irlanda-Cuba de Maersk
- Granma: Película irlandesa filmada en Cuba resulta nominada para Premios Oscar
- IMDO: Maersk announce direct Port of Cork to Cuba Route
- Irish Examiner: Irish will play their role in Cuba’s burgeoning economic revolution
- Irish Examiner: Port of Cork lands Cuban trade coup
- Irish Independent: Concerns about impact of US Cuba policy on Irish business
- Nación y Emigración Recuerdan en Dublín a Héroe Nacional José Martí
- Nación y Emigración: Celebran en Dublín en ocasión del VII Congreso del PCC y el 55 aniversario 55 de la Victoria de Playa Girón y la Declaración del carácter socialista de la Revolución.
- Nación y Emigración: Celebran III Encuentro de Cubanos Residentes en Irlanda
- Newstalk: Cork offers exclusive shipping route to Cuba
- Portal Cuba: Gigante naviero irlandés Maersk abre líneas a puertos de Mariel y Santiago de Cuba
- RTÉ: As Cuba opens to US tourists, now is the time to go
2015
- Deadline: Oscars: Ireland Selects Cuba-Set ‘Viva’ As Foreign Language Film Entry
- Dundalk Chamber: Cuban Embassy visits Dundalk to forge links with local companies
- Granma: Irish journalist Bernie Dwyer, long-time friend of Cuba, remembered
- Havana Times: Irlanda aprueba matrimonio homosexual, silencio en medios Cubanos
- IFTA: IRELAND SELECTS VIVA FOR 2016 FOREIGN LANGUAGE OSCAR
- Irish Times: Going Local in Cuba
- LA Información: Gerry Adams visita Cuba y aboga por más relaciones con Irlanda
- La Prensa Latina: Cuba e Irlanda abordan opciones de inversión en varios sectores de la isla
- Martí Noticias: Cuba en la carrera hacia los Oscar por una película gay irlandesa
- Radio Cadena Agramonte: Firman Cuba e Irlanda memorando de diálogo político y cooperación económica
- Rio 2016: El irlandés Jason Smyth y la cubana Omara Durant son los atletas paralímpicos más rápidos del mundo
- Sinn Féin: Remembering Irish Hunger Strikers in Cuba
- Study Ireland: MA in International Tourism; Class Trip to Cuba by Michelle Lee, UL International Student Ambassador
- Sunday Business Post: Trade network aims to demystify Cuba
- Trabajadores: Irlandeses contra el bloqueo
2014
- Cuba Debate: Banco de Irlanda se niega a transferir dinero a Cuba por temor al bloqueo
- Cuba Sí: De Irlanda a La Habana, la música viaja en el banjo de Mick Moloney
- CubAhora: La música tradicional irlandesa es la voz de la gente común
- Irish Examiner: Jim Fitzpatrick and Che Guevara: Inspired by Irish rebels
- Irish Independent: BoI bans trade with Cuba after US ruling
- Irish Times: Buena Vista Pipers’ Club: the uilleann pipes are calling Cubans
- Irish Times: Piping hot on a Caribbean island
- Nación y Emigración: Cubanos Residentes en Irlanda celebran su III Encuentro Nacional.
- Portal Valleneto: Mick Moloney trae sonidos y ritmos irlandeses a Cuba
- The 42: The Cuban boxer from Cork who is one win away from a world title shot
- The Journal: So, how are we getting on with Cuba these days?
- Univisión: Curiosidades en el Día de San Patricio: sangre cubana en la historia de Irlanda
- Wealth Daily: U.S. Forces Irish Citizens to Abide by U.S. Embargo against Cuba
2013
- Cuba Minrex: Exitoso lanzamiento de “Cuba bajo asedio” en Irlanda
- Cuba Minrex: Legisladores irlandeses envían carta a Obama por la liberación de los 5 Héroes
- Film Ireland: Preview of Irish Film at IFI Stranger Than Fiction: Here Was Cuba
- On Cuba Magazine: Tres cubanos mantienen récord perfecto en boxeo profesional en Irlanda
2012
- Al Jazeera: Che Guevara statue spurs controversy in Ireland
- Belfast Telegraph: Northern Ireland politicians to visit Cuba to study the island’s health system
- Cape Breton Post: Chrissy Crowley is a fiddler on the go
- Examiner: A Celtic festival in Old Havana
- Examiner: Proposed Che Guevara monument in Ireland angers South Florida Cubans
- Huffington Post: No More Statues of Che
- Irish Central: Cuban Celtic festival to be held in April in Havana
- Irish Central: Galway strongly warned of plan for statue of Che Guevara by top American politician
- Irish Echo: Row erupts over Che memorial
- Irish Independent: Ruth Dudley Edwards: Che Guevara should not be immortalised in Galway
- La Habana: On the road with an Irish woman in Cuba
- Miami Herald: All Cuba politics are local…including in Ireland
- The Sunday Times: US anger at Irish Guevara statue
- University Times: Re-imagining Che
- Washington Post: Talking to the Irishman About Cuba (But Maureen Dowd Beat Me To It)
2011
- Absolut Cuba: Festival de música celta en La Habana
- ACN: Parlamentarios irlandeses apoyan fortalecer relaciones con Cuba
- Cuba Minrex: Cuban Delegation Meets Irish Friends of Cuba Coalition in Dublin
- Debbie’s Caribbean Resort Reviews: Celtic culture in Cuba
- Havana Times: Celtic Music Fest Returns to Havana
- Irish America: An Irish Tune-Up for Cuba: Una Corda, The Soft Pedal
- Irish Central: Obama slaps ban on Irish musicians traveling to Cuba
- Irish Times: Cuba dances to a Celtic beat
- Irish Times: The greening of Havana
- Noticias 24: Cuba denuncia que EE UU negó a 25 músicos permiso de viaje a la isla
- Our Sound: Bill Henry nominated for two Ontario Newspaper Awards for photography
- World Music Network: Irish-American Musicians Denied Travel to Cuba
2010
- Business Post: Cuba Offers Opportunities for Irish Companies
- Cape Breton Post: Cuban Celtic Festival a Great Experience For Cape Breton Crew
- Havana Times: Bagpipes & Tambourines On Havana’s Cobblestones
- Irish Central: An Irish Tune-Up for Cuba
- Our Sound: CeltFest Cuba Unites, Inspires Island Musicians
- Prince Edward Island Fiddlers Society: CeltFest Cuba Report
- Ryan Macdonald Photography: CeltFest Cuba – Havana
- Sun Times: Cubans Rediscovering Celtic Musical Tradition
- Total E. Bound: CeltFest Cuba Here We Come!
2009
- Cape Breton Post: Celtic Colours people helping launch festival in Cuba
- Cape Breton Post: Chance meeting in Cuba led Chilean pianist to Celtic Colours festival
- Cape Breton Post: Cuban bagpiper shows diversity of talent at Celtic Colours festival
- Telegraph: Accused Cuba spy ‘sought to be US envoy to Northern Ireland’