On an Equal Footing With All

This is a story about how the fledgling Irish state took it's place amongst the global community, The League of Nations. In September 1923 Ireland joined the League of Nations: the global organisation created after World War One to oversee international security and disarmament, which was the forerunner of the United Nations.

This book explores and evaluates the 23 years of Ireland’s membership of the League, up to its dissolution in 1946, using a chronological and thematic approach. It is illustrated with more than 80 images, including documents, photographs and ephemera, taken from the National Archives and other collections.