1920-01-05
British army presence in Ireland
There are now 55,000 British Army troops in Ireland¹. Their presence costs around £11 million pounds annually – about 10% of the UK British army total costs².Read More →
1919-12-18
(Untitled)
At the end of 1919, the number of Royal Air Force personnel in Ireland stands at 57 officers and 563 airmen¹.Read More →
1918-03-27
British newspapers call for Irish conscription
The Freeman’s Journal reprints editorials from The Morning Post and The Globe, which call for conscription in Ireland. From the Morning Post :- … The exemption of Ireland from any of the burdens and obligations of the war has long been a crying scandal and an offence. The time has come to end that state of things, and to require not, indeed, an equality of sacrifice, but … a share of that sacrifice. From the Globe :- …It is now high time that Ireland should be asked to take her fair share in the great fight for freedom, particularly for the rights of smallRead More →
1918-02-23
Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin condemns idea of conscription in Ireland
Who can tell [..] what may happen if the Government permit itself to be deluded by some evil genius into the idea that it can enforce conscription on Ireland… …But should rulers act rashly or arbitrarily, the teaching of the Church did not allow subjects to rise against them of their own authority. Rebellion is absolutely unjustifiable in the circumstance of this country. Excerpt¹ from Lenten pastoral of Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Dr. Brian FoleyRead More →