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I was talking about the majority of those that were just working in the UK industries, though plenty joined for the money too as they do all the way to today but sure why bother.

Again why 'deserters' like that? There's no dispute about their desertion, and yeah I imagine that deserting to join a foreign military might be considered different to just desertion, also there was no Republic at this time. However I don't see it being "schizophrenic", the overwhelming...

Not really, the 500k working was mainly for the money, not out of any huge eagerness for joining the war.

Not sure why you have deserted in inverted commas, they did desert that was never in question, it was only the response of the state afterwards that’s the issue. As to what Ireland could have done extra the ports/airfields depending on when would have had about a 10% impact on losses according...

Well Irish poets can be powerful stuff... God knows I wanted to kill someone after learning them for the Leaving Cert.

Dev is not the be all and end all, it wasn't just him that voted for neutrality, and as I've said all the way back to 1922 Collins openly stated to Churchill that Ireland would seek to remain neutral in future conflicts. A Direct/Deliberate attack on Dublin would perhaps just reinforce the...

I don't really see how any of that works tbh. It wasn't like Dev was a lone voice holding back Ireland from joining in, there was widespread support for staying out of the war (again, Collins told Churchill such openly in the Talks), heavier bombing in the North will only strength the position...

Not sure I'd agree, if you have a shorter less destructive war, I think that really only changes what state the Free State is in terms of settling the debts agreed in the Treaty, so maybe Collins might be in a better position to try and argue some more over the border commission. The Trade War...

Pretty much, I don't see any single POD that gets Ireland joining, maybe if you had someone else than Dev they might have taken up the 1940 offer, but really given how that's likely to set NI on fire and really adds more a burden to the UK forces given how ill-equipped/prepared Ireland is at...

We had sinkings throughout the war, didn’t change Governmental policy, more bombings may not either unless you see a concerted deliberate campaign which really doesn’t serve Germany in any way.

Again the Treaty Ports were relatively useless to the U.K. as it was only the fortifications they had, the basing/support infrastructure was always back in Irish hands and were utterly run down by the 30s with the skill sets gone. It also opens up the chances of more anti British feeling if it’s...

Considering how cheap they could have got one of the Irish hulls back in the 70's it would have been possible, though a lot of work would have been needed, though we did give the RCN a weapons mount for their one from memory.

Well the OP has it post Independence, but there could be PODs that make things more likely of a chance of Ireland joining, and being of use, it's just very tricky and likely hinges on if Dev takes over when he does.

To expand on how much would have to change, all the way back to the Talks that ended the War of Independence, Collins told Churchill directly that Ireland would be neutral in any War the Empire/Commonwealth might take part in, so you need plenty of changes over the period.

That depends entirely on what the pod is and when, you create enough of a change (however doubtful I think that could be) and you create significant capabilities. The UK wanted to get the AC built up to 10 squadrons for example pre war but that would have required using the Air Ministry to...

The chances are pretty slim to be honest, and the POD's would have to be fairly substantial.

Pretty much, given how young he died plenty of things are projected onto him. We really don’t know what might have happened, most likely yes CnaG or whatever it would be would likely be stronger than OTL, while FF weaker.

There already a civil war, and it’s hard to see how him surviving would increase Treaty Forces actions compared to OTL. As to long term impacts it’s pretty hard to say one way or the other considering the butterflies it would result in.

I’d say it’s far too much of a question to answer tbh due to the number of butterflies. Without the Famine do you see the changes in land ownership under the land wars, does nationalism rise as much without the aspect of the Famine Queen Angle? When would the strain of such a large population on...

Depends, some suggestions for the tunnel option is the “floating tunnel”, which needs anchors as well as having the risk of subs hitting it. Can’t see how an actual underground tunnel would be viable.