Galway plans to build monument to Che Guevara slated by local millionaire

Next on the agenda, Galway County Council plan a memorial to Pol Pot & Oliver Cromwell !.

I dont know about you but it says at the top of this page-'Irish central' and 'Irish voice' and most articles are about Ireland or the inaccurate insulting view of Ireland by Americans so Im on here giving an Irish persons response to issues in my country. And as Galway is in my country, Im entitled to express an opinion.

Well you're not Irish American and neither am I so why are we contributing to this site?

He wasnt Irish Curitiba, youre right but sure neither are most on this site! He was a revolutionary which is why some Irish people like him.

Why? Leaving aside the fact he was a troublemaker, this lot on here would be screaming "HE'S NOT IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Who they should be building a monument to is all of the fine irish men and women who were forced to emigrate to England during the 20th century because their own country made it clear it didn't want them.

The one who came up with this idea is definitely 'round the bend.

Fabferm appears to be quoting from a right wing catechism

If they do go ahead and erect this statue, I hope Che fares better than did poor old Padraig O Conaire. Padraig, to those who don't know, was a minor writer in the Irish language who had a charming and whimsical statue to him erected in Galway's main square. It lasted quite a few years, beloved by everyone, until one night a few years back a group of Irish drunks took it on themselves to smash it to pieces in yet another orgy of mindless Irish violence. As far as I remember the stupid Irish judge (are there any other?) gave them a derisorily soft sentence.

Remember Lee Harvey Oswald who idolized Castro and Communist Cuba?

This reminds me of the criticisms of Jane Fonda when she attempted to bring attention to the illegal US war against Viet Nam while ignoring Robert McNamar's book admitting the Bay of Tonkin attack [the claimed reason for the for the war] was fabricated Find fault w/Che if you wish but first let's hear what he was fighting against

Che Guevara was a totalitarian. He organized and presided over the Cuban Revolution's first firing squads. He established Cuba's system of labor camps which incarcerated those who didn't agree with him and Castro. These are the same camps that eventually have been used to incarcerate gays, dissidents, and AIDS victims. This is a bad idea. There are many others whom Galway could honor as freedom thinkers who were of Irish origin.

Pilib, so answer the question then! No one seems to be able to give a good reason as to why Che and Obama arent 'Irish' when they are as 'Irish' as the rest of the Americans on this site!

I'm disappointed in Declan Ganley. Though he was a little more broad minded. Almost as disappointed as some American right-wingers on this site. Personally, I think it's a great idea. Why not a statue to Ernesto Che O Guervara. We should be equal opportunity embracers of all our luminaries.

Personally I can1t for the life of me understand why anyone would want to glorify a ringin when you have so many HOME GROWN heros and heroines to choose from..

ciaradexy, you are beginning to sound like a stuck record! Same old song and dance.