1944 - 1945 AD

                                                                                                                      "Sean Kelly 2nd President of Eire / Ireland - War Ended."  

1944 AD January: In Eire / Ireland the Irish Labour Party now "split" into two groups. 

February 21st: David Gray the American Ambassador in Ireland, on behalf of the American Government, and it was also agreed to by the British Imperial Government), wanted the German and Japanese representatives in Ireland to be "sent home," and Richard Mulcahy who was now the leader of the Fine Gael Party until 1959 wanted to know if they "refused" would there be an "Invasion" or not as stated by President Roosevelt in February 1942.

February 29th: David Gray the American Ambassador bought an "assurance" from the American President that there would be "no" Invasion of Eire / Ireland.

March: Eamonn de Valera replied to the American request to recall the German and Japanese representatives by stating the Irish Government had done it's best to stay "neutral" and every effort was made to prevent espionage and that the Irish Government would continue to protect the "neutrality" of Ireland and the democratic way of life of the Irish population and this measure was to be continued not by "fear "of any action to be taken against Ireland, but by the good will and fundamental friendship existing between America and the people of Ireland. The information given to David Gray was released for publication, which created "bad publicity" for the Irish Government and also for David Gray, but the people of Ireland rallied around Eammon de Valera as Winston Churchill the British Imperial Prime Minister once again began to "isolate" Ireland from all "trade" between Ireland and Britain even down to their "coal" supplies.

May 9th: The Fianna Fail Party in Eire was "defeated" on a Transport Bill in the Dail Eireann / Irish Parliament, so Eammon de Valera "resigned" his government and called a "new" election were the Fianna Fail Party won 76 seats, which then gave them a 14 seat majority.

June 10th: Frank Ryan the socialist Republic Congress Party leader and previous editor of "An Phoblacht," who was also stone deaf, died of pleurisy and pneumonia in Germany and was buried there at Dresden. 

July: John O Reilly / Pat O Brien "escaped" from Arbour Hill Prison in a desperate attempt to dig up the "money" that he had buried when he first landed in Ireland prior to his capture, but he was soon "recaptured" and Eamonn de Valera's Fianna Fail Government was now forced to adopt very "harsh" measures against the remaining members of the "Anti - Treaty IRA."  

August 15th: The Irish Government empowered the Finance Minister to require all Irish citizens who "owed" any money to people in Germany to pay it into the Irish Government to compensate for any "War" damage they were to cause in Ireland.

November: The "Allies" demanded that Ireland "hand over" the German agents detained in Ireland, which "upset" the people in Ireland as it was the policy of the Irish Government to remain "neutral" and eventually "deport" them to their own country of origin.   

1945 AD Sean O Kelly was "elected" the 2nd President of Eire / Ireland and Sean Lemass became the Tanaiste (Treasurer) until 1948 while Frank Aiken was the Minister of Finance until then also.  

     140,000 men from Eire / Ireland had by now "volunteered" for the "Allied War. "

    William T. Cosgrave, who had been the first Taoiseach (leader) of the Irish Free State, died.

March: The German "agents" who were interred in Erie were informed that they would be sent back to Germany after the "War" was over.

April 30th: Adolph Hitler, was dead.

May 3rd: Eamonn de Valera as the Prime Minister of Eire / Ireland called on Eduard Hempel the German Ambassador and expressed his condolences on the death of the German Head of State who had committed "suicide," which upset many throughout the World  and he stated that he did this as he had considered Eduard Hemple, the German Ambassador in Ireland, had conducted himself in a "proper manner" throughout the War Period and he was personally entitled to the "respect" he personally deserved.

May 8th: Eduard Hempel informed Eamonn de Valera that the German 3rd Reich was "ended" and handed over the German Embassy to the Irish Fianna Fail Government.

May 10th: The Irish Fianna Fail Government then handed over the German Embassy to the American Ambassador.

May 13th: Winston Churchill the British Conservative Prime Minister in his Victory speech "attacked" Eamonn de Valera's Fianna Fail Government for not collaborating with Great Britain during the War and stated he had shown great restraint by not "attacking" Ireland many times.

May 17th: Eamonn de Valera replied to Winston Churchill's comments, by stating that it seemed that Britain's necessity would become a "moral code" and the rights of other peoples would "not count," and by resisting his temptation to force Ireland by Invasion in this instance Winston Churchill has revisited "previous history" and this added a new chapter to the already "bloodstained" record of relations between England and Ireland, which must advance the cause of "international morality," and he was further hoping that he was not seeking an "excuse" to continue on with the "injustices and mutilation" of Ireland as in the past.

June: Magan, Conway and Sean Mac Cool reorganized the "Anti - Treaty IRA" at Bodenstown.

June - August: 200 German Service personnel including the Naval ratings rescued from the battle in the Bay of Biscay in 1943 and flyers who had crashed or were forced down in Ireland who were held in the Curragh Camp were returned to Germany.          

July 17th: Irish Republican rumblings and the feeling that Eammon de Valera had given Ireland a close subtle relationship with Britain caused James Dillon in the Dail Eireann / Irish Parliament to put it to him whether Ireland was a Republic or not ? and he basically replied that Ireland "was" a Republic under the wording of the dictionary and he advised Sir John Maffey the British Government representative that he intended to repeal the "External Relations Act," which authorised the German British King to agree, on advise from the Irish Government, to appoint diplomats. This association was causing too much "confusion" in Irish politics, but if the British Imperial Government could begin to revive the Council of Ireland concept as provided in the Government of Ireland Act 1920 he would "desist" and said he would leave it to him to put it to the British Imperial Government and awaited his "reply", but in the meantime he had a Bill prepared for Repeal of the External Relations Act.

October: The "Anti - Treaty IRA" was reaffirmed and the "Anti - Treaty IRA" prisoners were released from internment in the 26 Counties in Eire.

     Due to it's "neutrality" Ireland was "not entitled" to any Marshall Aid.

    Winston Churchill was out of "power" and Clement Attlee became the new British Labour Party Prime Minister of Britain until 1951.

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