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1921: Eamonn De Valera responded to conference request from British Prime Minister David Lloyd George agreeing that a “conference is the most practical and hopeful way to an understanding.” Treaty negotiations followed which resulted in signing of a treaty that resulted in Irish Civil War and the death of Michael Collins.
1942: Winston Churchill responded to parliamentary queries about “Armed raids from Eire” into Northern Ireland:
The primary responsibility for dealing with criminal outrages, including those in which the criminals use arms, rests on the civil authorities, who can call for the assistance of the military authorities if need arises. Appropriate arrangements have been made in Northern Ireland for the provision of such assistance if required. I understand the Government of Northern Ireland are satisfied that the situation is well in hand. As regards control of the land boundary careful examination has shown that such a scheme as my hon. and gallant Friend suggests would not be the best method of preventing leakage of information. For this purpose other measures are taken which I am advised are more appropriate and effective. It would not be practicable to adopt the proposal in the last part of the Question to dispense with the existing control over traffic and communications from Great Britain.
Is my right hon. Friend not aware that the responsibility for the defence of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, from attack from without is an Imperial responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom, that these attacks were from without, and that at the present time there is no serious attempt made to prevent information from Northern Ireland, even as to the passage of convoys which are visible from the coast of Antrim, from going down to organised enemy organisations in Eire?
Churchill:
I have never pretended to regard the situation as satisfactory, but the arrangements made go a considerable way to mitigate the danger.
1943: Ray Burke, Fianna Fail TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Justice born. Burke is one of the few Irish politicians who has served jail time for corruption.
1958: The Great Northern Railway company ceased to trade in Ireland. The bus service and staff transferred to CIE (Coras Iompar Eireann.)
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