Ireland hadn't long won our independance and so couldn't afford to get involved

(800 years of being f**ked over would kind of do that to a country)

Ireland tended to give much 'unofficial' help to the UK, though the Irish government censored all news to keep what was really happening away from public knowledge (it was officially called 'The Crisis' i think)

though that's not to say that some of the hard-line republicans were above the view of "he who is my enemy's enemy is my friend" and actively sided with the Nazis in the somewhat misguided hope of gaining a united Ireland

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on September 23rd 2009 at 16:01:41

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Is WW2 the story on the BBC about Norwich v Charlton incident? (NCFC) - Charles21, Sep 23, 15:13:03
- dunno. I just noticed that Bryan Robson has become manager of Thailand though (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Sep 23, 15:18:27
- No it was an historical event from 1939-45 where the world was at war (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 23, 15:15:26
  - actually it wasn't the entire world which makes it something of a misnomer (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 23, 15:20:21
    - Spain had just gone through a civil war. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 23, 15:45:45
      - Ireland hadn't long won our independance and so couldn't afford to get involved (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 23, 16:01:41
        
        Puts the whole iPhone thing in perspective, doesn't it? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 23, 16:45:25
    - They were the real winners (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Sep 23, 15:21:54
  - for the second time. (n/m) (NCFC) - DNB41, Sep 23, 15:17:02

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