I read a thing a while ago about how Ireland refused to join the war and even allowed axis agents safe haven inside ireland agiasnt the wishes of the British. Anyone know any more about that?

I didnt want to believe it but thinking back I dont recall any Irish units participating in the war.

No Irish units in WW2 thanks, plenty of Irishmen in allied armys but that was they're choice. Why would Ireland want to join the war.

umm, to stop the nazis and japs from taking over the world maybe? Man, if you wouldnt join that war what will it take?

Ireland was neutral during WWII, and yes, it did make a lot of the British upset. Why? Because the Irish were importing a lot of oil and food. Oil and food transported by convoys; convoys that Ireland refused to aid.
Some historians argue that Ireland's neutrality was because of De Valera's dislike of Britain. This continues to be de debated, however, de valera (the Irish Prime Minister and President) was most always careful to ensure that Ireland scrupulously followed the rules of neutrality and applied them equally to both sides.
It is interesting that over 70,000 volunteers from Ireland fought on the British side. Bless the Irish, even during the Napoleonic Wars they continued to volunteer in the British Army, despite the "troubled times" back home.

Given all of the bad blood between Ireland and Britain, I'm sure there were those that cheered the london bombings. Probably for a while even cheered Germany. But in the end as was just said, the Irish know when the shits against the wall it's time to kick ass. Even if that means they have to fight beside the english.

I read a thing a while ago about how Ireland refused to join the war and even allowed axis agents safe haven inside ireland agiasnt the wishes of the British. Anyone know any more about that?

I didnt want to believe it but thinking back I dont recall any Irish units participating in the war.

I don't think they were sympathetic to the Nazis, they were antithetic towards the British.

Ireland was neutral during WWII, and yes, it did make a lot of the British upset.

Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, and Turkey were also neutral, each for their own reasons, and some of them less honorable than the Irish distrust for the English.

Others would have been neutral except they were invaded.

That water has long ago passed under the bridge.

The British. The Nazis. What did it matter what language the Empire spoke, they were all the same.Fuck em.

That water has long ago passed under the bridge.

Well, it was about 65 years ago. To some of us that may be a long time, but to others it is but just a second or two. You only have to look at all the wars and civil unrest that are still ongoing after centuries.
Obviously time does not heal all wounds.

From what I've read, the Irish maintained their neutrality during WWII to the point that even allied military landing there (for whatever reasons) were prevented from leaving.

Please don't speak "japs", even though Japanese militally was[is] pretty weak.
Japanese medium size tank couldn't win to American light tank, during WW2.

Now, Japanese air fighter F-2 will retire from service, because it's very expensive and weak.
I think Japanese doesn't fit to war, though they doesn't think it.

During the first great war there were many Irtish men and women who joined the allied forces and fought officially as brits, though they did not like it though were hopefull that this would result in a chance for Independence also my parents have told me of many events in ireland during the war my mother was in a neighbourhood in dublin that was bombed one night she has also told me that though Ireland was neutral many people had to do without food and content thier families with the ration book quotas, my father has told me that the germans came into the west coast regularly to swap diesel for fresh milk and eggs and also there is a monument on liscanner strand to thank the village who helped the crew of a downed american bomber ive also heard that many country lads of that time made a habit of recieving donations of bullets for hunting rabbits and wood pigeons to sell as bully beef and my dad has told me of the brits collecting the wild game and saying that it was not nessisary to skin and pluck them, but they did it because they were more cats and crows than pigeon and rabbit!

The British. The Nazis. What did it matter what language the Empire spoke, they were all the same.Fuck em.

It seems like it would be pretty hard to get fussed about the Germans when you are already being occupied by the British.

Here an interseting link on the subject.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/On_which_side_did_Ireland_fight_during_World_War_2

During WW2 the Republic of Ireland allowed Allied flying boats to fly across County Donegal to reach the Atlantic from RAF Castle Archdale on Lough Erne in Northen Ireland.
This event,which gave an extra 100 mile range to anti submarine missions was commerated today with the display of two plaques.

http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/FH/free/288686125771373.php

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=1388389062672334180=irish+nazis


This show was on Irish tv recently.