England vs. Ireland History: To understand this current situation, we will have to go back in history. There are three critical dates which lead to the situation today. Those dates are: 1170, 1609, and 1969. In the next paragraphs I will briefly explain what was going on in each of these years....

The Effects of Shortage during World War 2 on Irish Retailers When war first came to Europe in September 1939, Taoiseach Eamon de Valera reshuffled his cabinet. A new department, the Department of Supplies, was established under Sean Lemass. It was given the task on ensuring that Ireland wou...

The Great Potato Famine Hundreds of thousands were lost, another million fled to make better lives for themselves as the result of the great potato famine. Leading up to the great potato famine of Ireland, in 1800 the British Act of Union made Ireland a part of the United Kingdom. This Act r...

Ireland is the second-largest island in Europe (James Martin, goeurope.com). It is made up of Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, which is a completely separate country. Northern Ireland consists of 26 counties and the Republic of Ireland consists of 3...

It was the fresh wave of political interest in Home Rule from politicians that led to the rise of militant groups in Ireland. With so many complex issues trying to be resolved like an argument of the stark contrast between north and south Ireland with the unionists cruelly drawing propaganda that un...