Irish government policy in relation to development and humanitarian response has traditionally been presented as sympathetic to developing countries and devoid of strategic self interest. Outside of its bilateral aid programme, Ireland has traditionally had only minor diplomatic relations with...

Sudan is a country that has suffered from civil war for most of its almost 50 years of independence. The recent phase of the conflict began in 1983, and has been the subject of considerable analysis. While most often portrayed as a conflict between the Arab, Muslim north and Christian/ Animist...

This paper critically analyses the experience of the Irish government in implementing bilateral aid to a conflict- prone country, Sudan, from the miod- 1970s to the late 1990s. It illustrates the shifting patterns of Irish bilateral aid to Sudan from first- generation (modernisation) activities...