Final deal to end economic war with the UK held favourable terms for the Republic but took no action on tackling discrimination in the North
Éamon de Valera in 1925. In 1932, the new de Valera government stopped paying land annuities to London, leading to punitive economic measures on both sides. Photograph: Getty
There were some key points over the long period from 1922 to the mid-1960s at which successive southern governments could have raised the issue of discrimination with their British counterparts. However, they failed to press the issue with the British, who had ultimate responsibility for what was happening in the North.
To deflect such discussions, Northern Ireland prime minister James Craig suggested the Irish would like a deal on the sizeable debt owed to the UK. This proved the decisive intervention – under the final deal, the UK agreed to write off almost all this debt, any reform in Northern Ireland was dropped, and the Boundary Commission report was shelved.
In the postwar era, successive UK governments showed little interest in Ireland or the problems of Northern Ireland. Irish governments continued to pay lip service to the importance of Irish unity, with no prospect of anything happening on this issue.
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