Fianna Fáil, Northern Ireland and the Limits on Conciliation, 1969–1973
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gareth Ivory |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 522-546 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07907184.2012.746957 |
| OpenAlex | W2002033578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article examines the focus of Fianna Fáil policy initiatives relating to the Northern Ireland issue in the period 1969–1973 within the context of their interpretation of Irish republicanism and beliefs as to where Irish interests lay. Managing the consequences of the emerging conflict within the southern jurisdiction is explored through the lens of national sovereignty, political and institutional authority and the defence of the rights of Irish citizens. Critiques that hold that a fresh politics had emerged in the Republic of Ireland during the 1960s are challenged as the limitations on new thinking on the national question are assessed. The Fianna Fáil administration under Jack Lynch pursued a cautious approach, designed to reaffirm Irish sovereignty to both national and international audiences, uphold political authority and the rule of law within the state and restate the case for Irish reunification at every available opportunity. Confrontations between the British political, security and legal apparatus and their Irish equivalents reflected a resolute Irish government exercising political autonomy in pursuit of its objectives in a manner consistent with the norms of the time. Only slowly did Fianna Fáil reappraise, in a limited manner, its approach when progress at an intergovernmental level seemed possible
Autonomy · Context (archaeology · Irish · Jurisdiction · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Irish and British Studies · Political and Economic history of UK and US · History · Law · Public Administration
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Extradition to Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Social Democratic and Labour Party
Northern Nationalism, Nationalist Politics, Partition and the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland 1890-1940
Dublin, the SDLP and the Sunningdale Agreement
Dublin is Just a Sunningdale Away'? The SDLP and the Failure of Northern Ireland's Sunningdale Experiment
Northern Nationalism
Reconciliation or Irredentism? The Irish Government and the Sunningdale Communiqué of 1973
From Civil Rights to Armalites
Northern Ireland 1968–2008
A Greek Authoritarian Phase’? The Irish Army and the Irish Crisis, 1969–70
It’s a United Ireland or Nothing’? John Hume and the Idea of Irish Unity, 1964–72
Crisis of Confidence
De Valera and the Ulster Question, 1917-1973
The Anglo-Irish Problem
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |