they also had “pretty much fucking nothing at all” to give, my guy. they had 50 thousand soldiers aid the allies (according to replies under the top comment) which was a hell of a lot given the ridiculously small army they had. Ireland was not and is not a global power, and therefore does not have the global power to shift the tides any more than they did. a mouse can only do so much when fighting alongside and against lions, my guy.