What did the Republic of Ireland do during The Troubles? | (1969-1998)

The Troubles is the name given to a period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland between the largely Catholic Republican population and the largely Protestant Unionist population. Several decades earlier, the Irish Free State, later to become the Republic of Ireland, had also fought a war against British and unionist forces throughout the entirety of Ireland from 1919-1921. Given that the IRA (Irish Republican Army) had as a stated goal the unification of Northern Ireland with the rest of Ireland independent of the United Kingdom, what was the perspective of the Republic of Ireland on the conflict?

Timestamps:
00:00-01:00 - Intro
01:00-03:00 - How did Ireland Become Independent
03:00-06:00 - The Irish Civil War
06:00-06:45 - The Republic of Ireland
06:45-09:00 - Why Didn't Ireland Invade Northern Ireland?
09:00-13:30 - The IRA in the Republic of Ireland
13:30-15:13 - Republic of Ireland Involvement in Good Friday Agreement

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