Communist Ireland

Communist Ireland was a nation that encompassed all of the island of Ireland and the Isle of Man, along with Prussia, and Valencia. It was founded by Eflo2254 on 12/12/21 at 5:26AM.

Communist Ireland was comprised of Eflo2254 and SkyRat, with Strutyx being granted honorary citizenship as protection after the failed coup in the DDR.

## Foreign Relations

Communist Ireland was formerly allied with Croatia (disbanded), Gibraltar (disbanded) and Р.С.Ф.С.Р (disbanded). Communist Ireland hoped to spread the glory of Communism through the world. It also had close ties with the nations that were working on the European railway (discontinued), and was one of the founding nations of the project. It provided planning and construction assistance.

## Cities

There were 2 main cities in Communist Ireland, Belfast and the officially unnamed underground city. They shared equal levels of development.

### Belfast

Belfast was the capital of Communist Ireland, and was generally considered the best defended city on the server with a large wall, fully lit up territory and a bunker system. It features a train station just outside the wall, a building designed for public services, such as giving speeches, Eflo's old house and a social housing block, rooms in which were given out to citizens for free.

### The Underground City

The underground city was constructed during the threat of invasion from Ohio. It was intended to be a fallback location should Belfast fall, however now it serves as a secondary city, with a functional brewery, bar, farms and housing. Eflo lived in the Underground city however that does not mean that they are dedicated only to it, with roughly equal time being spent in both cities.

## Notable Events

### DDR Coup

Communist Ireland was involved in supporting one of the sides involved in the failed DDR coup, providing what was needed to give the supported side the best chance and offering other protections.

### Irish Unification

Ireland was unified on 10/1/22, which was an event liked by almost everyone on the server, a notable exception being Prussia. (See Prusso-Irish war) This also lead to Communist Ireland gaining two members: Skyrat and Strutyx.

### Prusso-Irish war

The Prusso-Irish war was started by Prussia on 10/1/22 11:37pm UTC after unification, as Prussia (wrongfully) believed that they had a right to the island of Ireland. the War lasted 26 hours, ending on 12/1/22 at ~00:30am UTC. Eflo was awake for 22 hours during the war. Although the war was a crushing defeat for Communist Ireland due to lack of preparation, it was a massive propaganda victory as Prussia endured revolutions and the loss of public opinion. The war resulted in Ireland once again being divided, however the lost land was bought back by Tricity and given to Ireland on the 12/1/22, meaning that the only country to loose anything was Prussia, that being their pride and Western colonies.

## The National Drives

The National Drives were a program that incentivised improvement of the nation or the institution of organisations and programs that served to benefit either the nation itself, or the wider server, such as the program to distribute aid to new players, struggling nations or individuals, or those under oppression who are fighting for independence.

### The People's Drive (Drive 1)

The People's Drive was announced on 06/01/22 at 7:15pm UTC. The announcement reads as follows: "Communist Ireland announces that today, at 9pm UTC, it is removing any and all forms of government to allow transition into a fully communist society. This will mark the start of the first national drive as well, being the drive for the people. It will establish aid systems for new players or nations/individuals that have fallen upon hard times. This aid will (hopefully) actually provide help to those who receive it rather than just be a token gesture. This aid will be given out for free with those receiving it under no obligation to give anything back." Thus marking Communist Ireland becoming a fully Communist nation.

Communist Ireland successfully transitioned to Communism at 9pm UTC, on the 6th of January 2022. A document called the Irish People's Declaration was written to outline some ideas as to how the Commune should be run. Included in this was that all people have the right to revolt with no legal repercussions.

### The Drive for Unity (Drive 2)

Communist Ireland united with Deltoria a few minutes after it declared independence from Prussia. At approximately 22:45 UTC the two countries merged under the name Communist Ireland, retaining the flag of Communist Ireland. This moved was pretty much liked by everyone on the server. This was short lived however, as the unification of Ireland lead to the Prusso-Irish War, which started on 10/1/22 at 11:37pm UTC, and the peace treaty was signed on the 12/1/22 at roughly 00:30am UTC. The war was a crushing military defeat for Communist Ireland, loosing half of the island of Ireland before it was bought back buy the Tricity (thanks!). However, it was a massive propaganda victory as Prussia faced revolutions and lost many of their Western Europe colonies, along with reduced public opinion as they were the invading force.

### The Drive for Preservation of The Freedom of the Workers (Drive 3)

The Drive for Preservation of The Freedom of the Workers was started after the end of the Prusso-Irish war. Its goal was to preserve the Communist/Socialist nations on Globecraft in light of the increasing threats from Imperialist nations. This resulted in the former DDR becoming a colony of Communist Ireland under the name Communist East Germany on 12/1/22. This colony was created to preserve the former DDR and build another city for the Communist world. It caused a land dispute with Denmark over the bridge between it and Rugen, which was resolved through collective ownership of the bridge and a border checkpoint being placed there. Further (classified) plans are being plotted and enacted upon.