Republic of Ireland

Flag of Ireland

Ireland, officially the Republic of Ireland, is a small peaceful island nation in Western Europe. It is a Unitary Presidential Republic currently under the control of Richard Mulcahy representing the Market Liberal Fine Gael party. Ireland tried to stay out of the Second Weltkrieg but would be invaded by the Union of Britain during the war. Ireland ideologically aligns with the Entente. But with the Ulster Question Ireland is isolated and will have to compromise with its Eastern Neighbor. Ireland was proclaimed after a nearly 3 year long war of Independence known for guerrilla warfare and the brutality of the "Black and Tans". Despite being one of the many countries invaded by the Third Internationale, the damage in Ireland is relatively light compared to other regions and so was able to transfer back into a non-provisional government relatively quickly. While Ireland aligns ideologically with the Entente, due to the Ulster questions should negotiations fall through then Ireland may have to align with the Reichspakt for protection from the British.

## History

In 1936 Ireland was in a position of uncomfortable but not an altogether unescapable situation. Ireland had been under the control of a dictator-president Micheal Collins for over 15 years at this point and the people despite his popularity were growing tired with his party. In 1937 the rule of Micheal Collins would come to an end with him losing the election to the Market Liberal candidate Richard Mulchay. Micheal Collins would peacefully give up rule and a new era in Ireland would begin of democratic zeal. However in 1939 tensions were rising and the people of Ireland began to prepare for a potential invasion. When tensions began to rise in 1940 when everyone began to mobilize the Irish passed conscription laws but did not create initial mobilization not wanting to provoke the Union of Britain. This would be a mistake as in 1941 with the successes of the Third Internationale the Union of Britain decided it wanted to get a slice of victory and invaded Ireland taking Dublin within a matter of ours. The Reichspakt was unable to help the Irish in fact Ireland didn't even have time to join the faction. Despite this the Irish government would be able to make its escape to Canada where they made negotiations with the Canadian government. In return for using Ireland as a launching off point to liberate the British Isles, the Canadians would liberate Ireland with the issue of Northern Ireland to be decided later. However in the meantime the Irish would chafe underneath the new Irish Workers Authority established by the Third Internationale to create an Irish government after the war ended. For 5 long years Ireland would be used as a naval and air force base for the Union of Britain however in 1946 naval superiority was reached off of the Western Coast of Ireland. Only a few weeks later Canadian troops landed and massive uprising occurred all across the nation. Soon the Union of Britain's forces were forced off of the Island as Irish partisans cut supply lines and ambushed units. Many division however did not make it off of the Island and a fourth of what remained of the British army was destroyed in a single maneuver. Once the Entente liberated Dublin the Irish government would officially come out of exile and would spend the remainder of the war supporting the Entente and fixing damages done by the war. When the war ended in 1948 the Irish would stop giving military access to the British as they were not officially a member of the Entente. And with rising tensions the question of wether or not a reconquest of Ulster is on the cards has repeatedly come up in the politics inside of the Entente.

## Military

The Military of Ireland took a big hit during the war but still is a formidable force in Europe. Its army while small has an undying loyalty and is known for being able to survive fights it should not have survived. Its navy is also small but fulfills the need of keeping the coasts patrolled. Ireland does not have a sizable air force and may need to build it up in tensions do blow over.