By contrast, the military was drastically reduced in size and scope, with its budget cut by 82% from 1924 to 1929. The active duty forces were reduced from 28,000 men to 7,000. Cooperation with London was minimal. Eunan O'Halpin, Defending Ireland: The Irish State and Its Enemies since 1922 (2000) pp.87, 92-93. Denis Gwynn,The Irish Free State, 1922-1927 (Macmillan 1928);. pp.176–190 online.
By contrast, the military was drastically reduced in size and scope, with its budget cut by 82% from 1924 to 1929. The active duty forces were reduced from 28,000 men to 7,000. Cooperation with London was minimal. Eunan O'Halpin, Defending Ireland: The Irish State and Its Enemies since 1922 (2000) pp.87, 92-93. Denis Gwynn,The Irish Free State, 1922-1927 (Macmillan 1928);. pp.176–190 online.