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Ireland’s Wars: UNFICYP
The ONUC mission in the Congo was not even over when the United Nations found itself getting involved in another similar situation, this time in an island in the Mediterranean Sea. On this occasion the nature of the mission, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1960s, cyprus, history, ireland, irish defence forces, UN, unficyp, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Unokat, Grandslam And The End In The Congo
The events of September 1961 were critical in the history of the Congo Crisis in general and for ONUC in particular. Operation Morthor had essentially been a disaster, a mission that fell far short of its objectives and resulted in … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Niemba
It was the Autumn of 1960, and the Irish Army was firmly committed to the United Nations mission in the Congo. Several battalions of soldiers had arrived in the south-eastern province of Katanga and, along with the larger multi-national mission, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1960, congo, history, ireland, irish defence forces, niemba, UN, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The United Nations And The Congo Crisis
Our “coverage” of the 20th century in terms of Ireland’s military history now affords us the opportunity to look at the sorts of things that Ireland was able to do with its regular military forces as a free and independent … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1960, congo, history, ireland, irish defence forces, katanga, lemass, lumumba, onuc, tshombe, united nations, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Post-Second World War Years And The Republic Of Ireland
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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Tagged 1940s, 1948, costello, de valera, election, fianna fail, history, inter-party, ireland, irish defence forces, macbride, nato, republic of ireland, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Plan W
We round of this trilogy of entries on the theoretical aspects of Ireland’s involvement in the Second World War with a look at that which both the British and Irish leadership came up with in the same period as Plan … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940, britain, de valera, germany, history, ireland, irish defence forces, northern ireland, plan w, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Operation Green
The Nazi conquest of the Low Countries and France brings us to a critical point of the Second World War. Much of Ireland’s strategic position at the outset of the conflict was based around the simple reality that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940, britain, de valera, germany, green, history, ira, ireland, irish defence forces, second world war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Christmas Raid
The IRA’s initial efforts to launch a new offensive against Great Britain, and to play a part in the wider geopolitical confrontation in Europe, had proved a failure. Undone by one spectacular case of bombing the wrong target and by … Continue reading
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Tagged 1939, brennan, hayes, history, ira, ireland, irish defence forces, magazine fort, russell, war, world war two, ww2
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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: 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
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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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