Come Here To Me!

Something I’ve done some research on lately (more on it later) is the southern response to the bombing of Belfast during the second World War. One of the most remarkable aspects of that response was the decision to send firefighters from the south across the border on two occasions.

This match day programme comes from 1945, and highlights the relationship that existed between the fire services in Dublin and the services in the north of Ireland. No doubt such a relationship was cemented and prospered as a result of shared experiences in war struck Belfast.

I can’t find a result for the game online, using all the various newspaper archives. I’d love to know how it finished. It is an early enough example of such cross-border solidarity.