Sir, - I believe that your newspaper should give an apology to the family of the late Peter O'Connor for the Irishmans Diary of June 26th.
On November 6th, 1996, Peter O'Connor was granted Spanish citizenship as a result of an unanimous decision of the Spanish Parliament in recognition of his contribution to the fight for democracy 60 years ago.
On arrival in Madrid Peter was greeted by the Spanish people in their thousands, an event beamed worldwide by Sky TV.
He was honoured by: the Spanish Parliament, Madrid; the Basque Assembly, Guernika; the Catalonian Parliament, Barcelona; Bilbao Corporation; Marata Council; Guernika Council; Tarragona Council; Gandesa Council. - Yours, etc.,Sean Kelly,
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