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Ireland’s Wars: The 1939 Coventry Bombing And The End Of The S-Plan
The S-Plan had resulted in an enormous amount of successful detonations of bombs throughout Britain, and had certainly caught the attention of the British government. But, for the most part, the explosives had not done a large amount of damage, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged abwehr, britain, coventry, de valera, history, ira, ireland, russell, s-plan, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Emergency
The Irish experience of the Second World War is, in many ways, bound up with the word “Emergency”, to the point that it has become something of a recurring joke: I recall someone once writing that it equates the greatest … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, britain, de valera, emergency, fianna fail, germany, history, ira, ireland, neutrality, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Second World War Begins
It may seem like a strange thing to say, but it is important not to underestimate the vast scope of the Second World War. In terms of the number of people engaged, the number of people killed and injured, the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, britain, de valera, germany, history, ira, ireland, irish defence forces, irish military disapora, neutrality, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Brunete To The End Of The Spanish Civil War
Things were finely poised in Spain in the aftermath of the Battle of Jarama. The Nationalist efforts to capture Madrid had been defeated, but Franco retained enough strength that any kind of rapid Republican victory was impossible to foresee. Both … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, aragon, de valera, ebro, franco, history, international brigades, ireland, jarama, nationalists, republicans, ryan, spanish civil war, war, xv brigade
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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Spanish Civil War
It has been a while since we discussed Irish involvement in conflicts outside of Irish soil, something which, owing to the Irish military diaspora and Irish named units of the British military, comprises a significant section of Irish military history … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged de valera, fianna fail, franco, history, ICF, ireland, irish military disapora, o'duffy, spain, spanish civil war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The League Of Nations
With the establishment of the Irish Free State as a recognised entity that had control over most of its own government and external affairs, an Irish government now had the opportunity to take part in international relations on a formal … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1930s, abyssinia, de valera, history, ireland, irish free state, italy, japan, league of nations, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Bunreacht Na hEireann
Eamon de Valera was elevated to the leadership of the Irish Free State on the back of a commitment to dismantle the disliked elements of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, protect the Irish economy at a time of huge financial uncertainty and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1937, bunreacht na heireann, craig, de valera, fianna fail, garda, history, ireland, irish defence forces, london, northern ireland, president, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Fascism In Ireland
Fascism can be generally defined as a far-right political ideology with traits of hard-line nationalism, authoritarian government, the forceful suppression of dissent, the embracing of warfare as a key part of international policy and a strict control over society and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged blueshirts, cosgrave, de valera, fascism, fianna fail, fine gael, history, ira, ireland, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Economic War
Even while his government was dealing with the more political aspects of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in terms of tearing them down, and establishing its relationship with the IRA, de Valera was involved in a showdown with the United Kingdom that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged britain, chamberlain, churchill, de valera, economic war, history, ireland, london, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Fianna Fail And The IRA
Fianna Fail were in power with Eamon de Valera as President of the Executive Council at the head of a cabinet of well know figures from the revolutionary period: Sean T. O’ Kelly as Vice-President, Sean Lemass as Minister of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1930s, blueshirts, dail, de valera, fianna fail, history, ira, ireland, irish free state, war
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