Category Archives: Ireland

Ireland’s Wars: Chad

Posted on May 7, 2024 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: Northern Ireland In The 2000’s

Posted on Apr 30, 2024 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: Liberia

Posted on Apr 23, 2024 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: East Timor

Posted on Apr 16, 2024 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: Peacekeeping In The Balkans

Posted on Apr 9, 2024 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: UNIFIL In The 21st Century

Posted on Apr 2, 2024 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: A Summary Of The Troubles

Posted on Mar 19, 2024 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Omagh And The End Of The Troubles

Posted on Mar 12, 2024 by NFB

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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The Care Referendum: Why I’m Voting “No”

Posted on Mar 6, 2024 by NFB

The Care referendum is a bit different to the Family one. It’s more important for one: as vital to life as marriage and other unions are, it seems to pale in comparison to the topics that are being covered by … Continue reading →

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The Family Referendum: Why I’m Voting “Yes”

Posted on Mar 6, 2024 by NFB

It’s referendum time again in Ireland, with two separate votes being held on Friday, the so-called “family” and “care” referenda. I’ve spent a long while going over both in recent weeks, vacillating this way and that, and today, as has … Continue reading →

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