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Riot in Belafest during the Second Irish Civil War, ca. mid to late 2069.
As the European Commonwealth was falling into anarchy in the 2060s, the Irish government, in a desperate bid to prevent a coup attempt or a violent uprising against the government, invaded Northern Ireland in late 2060 to appease Irish Nationalists. However, this decision would start what many would call the Second Irish Civil War, as the Irish government had to deal with British Unionists in the north while the rest of the country was a battleground between the government, Fascists, Communists, and general rioters and protesters. The United Kingdom would have supported the Unionists, as the British Prime Minister threatened Ireland with an invasion if they didn't withdraw. In reality, the UK was using Northern Ireland as a casus belli to distract the general population from its problems and to satisfy some fringe factions in the government wishing to reform the British Empire. However, the UK dealt with its own problems during the Euro Civil War, such as successionists in Scotland, Wales, and Plymouth, Fascist, Communist, and Republican guerillas, and general protests and riots. Because of this, the UK wasn't involved in the Second Irish Civil War. The Second Irish Civil War came to an official end on October 23, 2077, when the UK launched nukes on Ireland in the vain belief that the reconquest of the nation would be made easier. However, these plans never came to fruition as the UK was hit by the bombs as well.