Under EPO 362, 4,634 Irish soldiers who had been absent from their posts for more than 180 days were summarily dismissed from the Irish Defence Forces for desertion. Servicemen who on 8 August were absent for less than 180 days and were not captured were dismissed automatically as soon as they passed the 180-day threshold. … Read more
Apart from increasing military wages, there was little that the Irish government could do to address the main problem facing Irish servicemen: boredom. After the initial surge of recruitment in mid-1940, when Defence Force numbers peaked at around 40,000 men, life in the Irish forces quickly became routine. As the threat of invasion receded after … Read more
Large-scale exhibitions of Irish art are as rare as written art histories of the period so the IMMA is to be commended for tackling the area head on. By their nature such exhibitions present a cartography of the period in question, effectively asserting that their route map is the newest and the best. Both as … Read more