It’s time to salute the Irish who fought Hitler

I IMAGINE the only reason Bertie Ahern was in Moscow this week was because he likes a Smirnoff chaser with his pint of Guinness and that it had nothing to do with the VE day celebrations.

It’s time to salute the Irish who fought Hitler
Fri, 13 May, 2005 - 01:00

The Irish Government in 1940 refused to take part in the greatest liberation of the 20th century.

Thankfully there were thousands of Irishmen and women who did see the need to fight against Nazi Germany and headed across the Irish Sea without the backing of de Valera and Co to stand alongside the Allies.

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