In July 1946, dozens of German refugee children, "the Shamrock children", stepped off a passenger ferry at Dun Laoighaire Pier, kickstarting a proud period in Irish history during World War II that is often overlooked.
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As Europe celebrated the end of the Second World War in May 1945, the Irish Government embarked on a significant humanitarian campaign, sending more aid than it could afford to war-torn Germany and other countries that had been decimated by the conflict.