The Emergency (World War II)
On 2nd September 1939 Dáil Éireann declared a state of emergency in Ireland, allowing the passage of the Emergency Powers Act 1939, giving new powers to the government and coining the phrase by which World War II would be known in Ireland. A recruiting campaign began and the Defence Forces reached a height of almost 41,000 soldiers in April/May 1941 while the Local Defence Force reached a strength of 106,000 by June 1943. Approximately 170 aircraft crashed or force landed on Irish territory during the period. Separate internment camps were established at the Curragh for both Allied and German personnel. In addition to the bombing of the North Strand in Dublin, bombs were also dropped in Campile, Dundalk, Monaghan, Carlow and the Curragh.
Bombing of Campile in Wexford
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 12/12/2016
Location(s): Campile
Length: 6.26
Bombing of the North Strand in Dublin
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 12/12/2016
Location(s): North Strand
Length: 5.57
Discussions with German Pilots from World War II (Emergency)
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 12/12/2016
Location(s): Faha Mountain
Length: 2.20
Irish Neutrality during World War II (Emergency)
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 12/12/2016
Location(s): Casement Aerodrome
Length: 1.40
Lieutenant Colonel Louis (Louie) Lawrence Treacy and World War II (the Emergency)
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 24/10/2016
Location(s): Casement Aerodrome
Length: 2.39
The Irish Air Corps during World War II (Emergency)
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 12/01/2017
Location(s): Casement Aerodrome
Length: 2.35
The Lieutenant Alan Thornton story (1942)
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Tony Kearns
Interviewed for MAOHP - 12/12/2016
Location(s): Shannon Airport
Length: 4.35
Memories of World War II (the Emergency)
Category: The Emergency (World War II)
Sean Norton
Interviewed for MAOHP - 30/01/2017
Location(s): North Strand Sandymount
Length: 1.24