Originario de Dublín, Irlanda, resido en el País Vasco, España, desde hace más de una década. Durante este tiempo, he trabajado principalmente como traductor académico y corrector de estilo, especializado en artes, humanidades y ciencias sociales.
Entre 2022 y 2024 fui investigador contratado en el Departamento de Derecho Público, Ciencias Histórico-Jurídicas e Historia del Pensamiento Político de la Universidad del País Vasco.
Soy doctor en Historia Contemporánea (Universidad del País Vasco, 2020), máster en Historia Militar y Estudios Estratégicos (National University of Ireland, Maynooth, 2010) y licenciado con doble especialidad en Historia e Inglés (National University of Ireland, Maynooth, 2004).
Soy historiador publicado y autor de Radical Basque Nationalist–Irish Republican Relations: A History (Routledge, 2024). Mi segundo libro, titulado ETA and the “Basque Problem”: The View from London (1968–93), será publicado por Routledge a principios de 2026.
“Cullen has delved into archives, newspapers and various other sources to tell the fascinating story of the relationship between these two political cultures over the last century. An essential work, well-documented and, at the same time, attractive to a wide audience.”
Santiago de Pablo, University of the Basque Country
“A thoughtful, comparative history of a major subject. A fascinating and valuable book.”
Richard English, Queen’s University Belfast
“This is an excellent and enlightening book and a real advance in our understanding of this topic. The text is enlivened by interviews with many of the participants, on both the Irish and the Basque side. It is warmly recommended to anyone with an interest in the Basque Country, Irish republicanism and the links between the two.”
John Dorney, The Irish Story
“A fascinating account of the historical context of the rather complex relations between the two nationalist movements and their militant spearheads.”
Andreas Hess, Studies on National Movements 13(1), 214–222 (2024)
“A timely piece of work, scrupulous in endorsing only facts and analyses for which the author can find first-hand evidence.”
Paddy Woodworth, The Irish Times
“An obligatory reference point for those most interested in the specific subject it deals with, and a valuable contribution to the broader field of the study of nations and nationalisms.”
Pedro Álvaro Hervalejo,Sancho el Sabio: revista de cultura e investigación vasca (47), 242-244 (2024)
“Cullen desconstructs tidy metanarratives in outlining how and why relations emerged, what sustained them and what impact they had on their respective political cultures.”
Niall Cullen and Ludger Mees, “‘Let us Learn, Basques’: The Irish Revolution and its Impact in the Basque Country,” in The Irish Revolution: Diplomacy and Reactions 1919–1923, eds. Dermot Keogh, Owen McGee, and Mervyn O’Driscoll (Cork: Cork University Press, [forthcoming]).
