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Ireland’s Wars: Chad
From the battle lines of Stormont in Northern Ireland, we move now back to the international picture. By the 2000s, Irish participation in various peacekeeping missions worldwide had been long-established, both for the United Nations and for the European Union … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, chad, history, ireland, irish defence forces, UN, united nations, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Northern Ireland In The 2000’s
From as far afield as West Africa, we now return back to the island of Ireland itself. It is my intention to cover events in Northern Ireland within the 21st century (and the very last years of the 20th) in … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st century, britain, dup, history, ireland, mcguinness, northern ireland, paisley, sinn fein, stormont, troubles, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Liberia
The modern day Irish Army could be said to have come into its own in the heart of Africa, during its deployment to the Congo in the 1960s. That was the Irish Army’s first taste of what we might just … Continue reading
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Tagged history, ireland, irish army, irish defence forces, liberia, peacekeeping, UN, war
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Ireland’s Wars: East Timor
The Irish Defence Forces never did much peacekeeping work on the Asian continent, if one does not include the Middle-East. UN work for the Irish Army there took the form of observer missions in places like Pakistan, and those tended … Continue reading
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Tagged army ranger wing, history, ireland, irish defence forces, peacekeeping, timor, UN, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Peacekeeping In The Balkans
In our discussions about peacekeeping, and Ireland’s involvement in the practise, we have only made some small references to such things occurring within the continent of Europe. Peacekeeping is generally seen as something that occurs in other parts of the … Continue reading
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Tagged balkans, history, ireland, irish army, irish defence forces, UN, war
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Ireland’s Wars: UNIFIL In The 21st Century
A while ago, I talked a bit about the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, better known as UNIFIL, in the context of Ireland’s long-term commitment to the mission, between its creation in 1978 all the way up to 2000. … Continue reading
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Tagged history, ireland, irish defence forces, lebanon, peacekeeping, unifil, war
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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The Troubles
The Troubles are not a thing easily summed up. Of all the conflicts that I have offered commentary on in the course of this series, I don’t think any really match-up to the complexity of what took place in Northern … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Omagh And The End Of The Troubles
There is no clear singular end date for the Troubles, any more than one could really point to a clear singular start date. It was too complicated a conflict for that really, with so many different types of paramilitary force, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1998, britain, history, ireland, northern ireland, omagh, pira, rira, troubles, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Good Friday Agreement
1998 is a year that might deserve a place in the annals of Irish history at least somewhat level to the likes of 1169, 1641, 1798 and 1916, to name but a few pivotal years. It was the year when … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Political Change, Ceasefires Resumed And Another Split In 1997
On the 12th February 1997 Lance Bombardier Stephen Rosterick, a member of the British Army’s Royal Horse Artillery, manned a vehicle checkpoint in Bessbrook, Co Armagh. While checking the ID of a passing driver, a sniper of the Provisional Irish … Continue reading
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