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The policy of neutrality was adopted by Ireland's Oireachtas at the instigation of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera upon the outbreak of World War II in Europe. It was maintained throughout the conflict, in spite of several German air raids by aircraft that missed their intended British targets, and attacks on Ireland's shipping fleet by Allies ...
Article on 'The Challenge Of The Irish Volunteers of World War II' Article on the 'Belfast Blitz' Archived 9 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine; Largely anecdotal account related to the British position on Irish neutrality and contacts with U-Boats; No.1 Internment camp "K-Lines" in the Curragh housed IRA, British, and German personnel
The nature of Irish neutrality has varied over time. The Irish Free State declared itself a neutral country in 1922, and Ireland remained neutral during the Second World War; although it allowed Allied military aircraft to fly through part of its airspace, and shared some intelligence with the Allies (see Irish neutrality during World War II).
The neutral powers were countries that remained neutral during World War II.Some of these countries had large colonies abroad or had great economic power. Spain had just been through its civil war, which ended on 1 April 1939 (five months prior to the invasion of Poland)—a war that involved several countries that subsequently participated in World War II.
At the start of the Second World War, Ireland declared its neutrality and proclaimed "The Emergency".By July 1940, after Germany's military conquests of Poland, Denmark and Norway, as well as Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and France, Britain stood alone, with its Commonwealth and Empire against Nazi Germany.
While Ireland is militarily neutral, Micheal Martin emphasised the state is ‘not politically neutral or morally neutral’ on the Ukraine invasion. There will be a debate in Ireland on military ...
When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, Ireland remained neutral, in accordance with its pre-declared neutrality policy. The Battle of the Atlantic commenced soon after war was declared. German U-boats attacked Allied shipping convoys in the Atlantic Ocean, where hundreds of ships were sunk and thousands of lives lost, resulting ...
Defence Minister Micheal Martin said a national debate on defence was needed.