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Ireland prepared for invasions from both Britain and Nazi Germany. Some cooperation with the Allies did occur such as Plan W as well as allowing allied aircraft over Irish airspace through the Donegal Corridor and providing access to weather reports from the Atlantic Ocean which were used to help decide when D-day would occur.
The AI 92 Sniper Rifle entered Irish Army service in 1992. [2] Accuracy International AWM United Kingdom: Bolt action sniper rifle: 8.6×70mm (.338 LM) The AWM entered service in 2011. The Irish Army version is chambered for the .338 Lapua Magnum round. [3] Machine guns FN MAG Belgium: General-purpose machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO
This new vehicle was known as the Leyland armoured car and remained in Irish service until the early 1980s. The fourteen old Irish Peerless turrets and its Hotchkiss machine guns were fitted to Irish built vehicles in 1940 called the Ford Mk V armoured car. [3] A single replica has been preserved as part of the Curragh Cavalry Collection.
The Irish Army (Irish: an tArm) is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. [5] As well as maintaining its primary roles of defending the State and internal security within the State, since 1958 the Army has had a continuous presence in peacekeeping missions around the world.
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger (Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ]), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, [1] [2] was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole. [3]
In this commentary piece, William Lambers reflects on the Irish potato famine of the 1840s and urges steps be taken to prevent future famines
The first Landsverk L60 was delivered in 1935 and joined Ireland's only other tank, a Vickers Mk. D in the 2nd Armoured Squadron. The second Landsverk L60 arrived in 1936. The Landsverk's were still in use up until the late 1960s. One L60 is preserved in running order and the other is in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin.
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; See also: 1940 in Northern Ireland Other events of 1940 ... soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1881 at Laing's Nek, ...