REVISION 1. Briefly describe Ireland’s involvement with the United Nations in the 1960s. 2. What was the Border Campaign?
3. How did Seán Lemass attempt to improve his government’s relationship with the Northern Irish government?
4. What was the Just Society policy?
5. Give a brief account of the leadership struggle in Fianna Fáil that took place after Seán Lemass’s resignation as Taoiseach.
6. Describe how the situation in Northern Ireland deteriorated in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 7. What was Jack Lynch’s response to developments in Northern Ireland?
8. Which government ministers were implicated in the Arms Crisis and what was Lynch’s reaction to it?
9. What were the terms of Ireland’s membership of the EEC?
10. What role did Patrick Hillery play in Ireland becoming a member of the EEC in 1973? 11. Why was there a decline in support for Fianna Fáil from 1972 onwards?
12. What promises did the various political parties make in the run-up to the 1973 general election?
HIGHER LEVEL 1. How did T.K. Whitaker and Seán Lemass respond to the challenges of their time? (2015)
2. Discuss the internal tensions that emerged in Fianna Fáil following the retirement of Seán Lemass, and how these tensions manifested themselves.
3. How did the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic develop during the period 1960–1973?
4. What difficulties did Ireland face in joining the EEC, and what were the terms of its membership?
5. How effective was Seán Lemass as Taoiseach in his management of internal and external affairs? (2010)
ORDINARY LEVEL 1. Write a short paragraph on Seán Lemass. (2015) 2. What was the Arms Crisis and what consequences did it have? 3. Why was the meeting between Seán Lemass and Terence O’Neill significant? 4. Write an account of each of the following: • Ireland’s involvement in the United Nations • Ireland’s entry to the EEC • Jack Lynch
