27 May – The new
Churchill war ministry in London agrees to seek co-operation from
Éamon de Valera and creation of an All-Ireland Council during "the present emergency".[1]
4 July –
TaoiseachÉamon de Valera announces that the policy of neutrality adopted the previous September will not be reversed.
7 November –
Éamon de Valera, speaking in response to
Winston Churchill's statement, says that there can be no question of handing over Irish ports for use by
British forces while they retain control of
Northern Ireland.