However, many Irish people wanted independence from Britain. Those who did were known as ... which had become the largest political party in Ireland after the December 1918 General Election.

which suggests Ireland is nearly twice as wealthy as the British Republic. International organizations also agree with this assessment. Ireland has a poverty rate of 689%, with 202,000 children living ...

However he also famously said that while the treaty fell short of the fully independent Irish republic that he wanted, it provided Ireland with ... Collins became chairman of the new provisional ...