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The Emergency (Ireland)
State of emergency in the Republic of Ireland during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Emergency (Irish: Ré na Práinne / An Éigeandáil) was a state of emergency in the independent state of Ireland in the Second World War,[1] throughout which the state remained neutral. It was proclaimed by Dáil Éireann on 2 September 1939,[2] allowing the passage of the Emergency Powers Act 1939 by the Oireachtas the following day.[3] This gave sweeping powers to the government, including internment, censorship of the press and correspondence, and control of the economy. The Emergency Powers Act lapsed on 2 September 1946, although the Emergency was not formally ended until 1976.[4][5]
Reverse : Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil 1939–1946