"This day 100 years ago, the Irish government was preparing to travel to London for a bout of knife-edge diplomacy in Downing Street - the results of which still resonate today."
"W.T. Cosgrave's government faced an existential threat. Four years earlier, Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins had signed up to the peace treaty with Britain on the basis that it promised the eventual achievement of what Griffith called "essential unity"."
On this day 100 years ago, the Irish government prepared to travel to London for a bout of knife-edge diplomacy in Downing Street, the results of which still resonate today. W.T. Cosgrave's government faced an existential threat amid deep political uncertainty. Four years earlier Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins had signed the peace treaty with Britain on the basis that it promised the eventual achievement of what Griffith called "essential unity". The London negotiations sought to address unresolved constitutional questions and competing visions of Irish sovereignty. The diplomatic outcome carried lasting consequences for political alignments and the future shape of the state.
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