▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁Ireland ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁it . ▁Nevertheless , ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁was ▁en act ed ▁and ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁stat ute ▁book , ▁but ▁the ▁Sus p ens ory ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁which ▁de ferred ▁Irish ▁Home ▁Rule ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁with ▁powers ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁susp ended ▁for ▁further ▁periods ▁of ▁six ▁months ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁War ▁continued . ▁It ▁was ▁widely ▁believed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁would ▁not ▁last ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁an ▁Order ▁in ▁Council ▁was ▁made ▁under ▁the ▁Sus p ens ory ▁Act ▁to ▁susp end ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Act ▁until ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Another ▁such ▁Order ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁susp ending ▁the ▁Act ▁for ▁another ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁the ▁R ising ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁IR B ▁met ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁just ▁over ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁had ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁Germany . ▁At ▁this ▁meeting , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁stage ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁before ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁and ▁to ▁secure ▁help ▁from ▁Germany . ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁the