Govt stockpiled supplies for Troubles refugees

The Irish Government began stockpiling food, blankets and hospital supplies 30 years ago to deal with a potential influx of up to 50,000 refugees from the North.

Govt stockpiled supplies for Troubles refugees

The Irish Government began stockpiling food, blankets and hospital supplies 30 years ago to deal with a potential influx of up to 50,000 refugees from the North.

The continuing violence, which had already caused the deaths of 1,000 people, meant that the Government feared in 1975 that there might be a further worsening of the political situation.

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