A night of song and film remembering the historic significance of Fidel Castro to international progressive politics will take place in Liberty Hall this evening (Tuesday 18th April). Participants at the free event include the Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Dr. Hermes Herrera Hernández and SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor. Performers will include Tony Oscar and the Cuban All Stars and Leo Rickard, Paul Kelly and Eric Fleming.

The date of the event coincides with the 56th anniversary of the defeat by Cuban forces of an invasion by counter-revolutionaries, backed by the CIA, at Playa Girón in Cuba.