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Ireland’s Wars: The Arms Trial

Posted on Apr 25, 2023 by NFB

In the aftermath of the 1969 violence, few would have thought that anything more politically explosive than Jack Lynch’s easily misinterpreted words would have come out of it from the south. Despite the constitutional position and Fianna Fail’s adherence to … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Post-Second World War Years And The Republic Of Ireland

Posted on Nov 15, 2022 by NFB

Ireland and Northern Ireland had emerged from the Second World War years with their established territory and sovereignty intact, but from there they were going to take very different paths. Today, we focus on the south, where having dealt with … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Irish Neutrality During The Second World War

Posted on Jun 21, 2022 by NFB

It is an unfortunate reality that I have to open this entry of the series with a warning. Over ten years ago I wrote a post on this general topic entitled Suicidal Obstinacy: Max Hastings And Irish Neutrality During The … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Emergency

Posted on Apr 19, 2022 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Spanish Civil War

Posted on Mar 8, 2022 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Bunreacht Na hEireann

Posted on Feb 15, 2022 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Fascism In Ireland

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: Fianna Fail And The IRA

Posted on Jan 18, 2022 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: The 1932 Election

Posted on Jan 11, 2022 by NFB

The five years after the 1927 elections were not especially happy ones for Cumann na nGaedheal. With Fianna Fail now taking their seats in the Dail, the pro-Treaty party of government had a substantial opposition to deal with for the … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Fianna Fail, The 1927 Elections And The O’Higgins Assassination

Posted on Jan 4, 2022 by NFB

1927 was a pivotal year for the Irish Free State, for several reasons. Not four years removed from the end of the Civil War, the Free State could be considered an established entity, with a government that had proven it … Continue reading →

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