Where as the members of the IRA were not really fascists, they did have some association to the Germans and the Nazi Party during some parts of World War Two. Throughout WWII, the nation of Ireland remained neutral. German bombs ripped through nearby London and yet the Emerald Isle was neither a part of the Alliance or Axis powers. This was truly a war that captivated the entire world and even though the Irish were not on either side, they would be effected by the war. Even before the real war erupted, there was a relationship between the Irish and the Germans. While there was violence in Ireland throughout the early Twentieth century, the German Minister in Dublin, Eduard Hempel, told his nation to not take the IRA too seriously. This was true he claimed because both the Irish and the English governments would try their best to not allow the IRA's plans and plots to turn into major issues (Carter, 22). In 1939, Poland was invaded by Germany and the war officially started. England was a major force with the Alliance in opposition to the German Nazis. The problems that Ireland was facing could have the best chance to resolution when Britain was involved in other affairs and had no time to deal with the "petty Irish resistance." There were around 10,000 IRA members that felt Ireland had its best chances of freedom when England was in a major world struggle (Carter, 25).

Throughout the 1920's and 1930's the Irish government began to crack down on the IRA and their violent terrorist activities. Many IRA assassins were being tried for serious crimes that resulted in capital punishment. Some of the charges held against them were treason, murder, kidnapping, and resisting arrest. The IRA felt that the government of Ireland abandoned their hopes of uniting the entire island into one nation. During the war, there were times that the IRA would send Hempel information to be passed on to the Nazi's in Berlin. It was at this point that the IRA even considered their own government an enemy. From here on, the public opinion in Ireland for the IRA was weakening. There were many in the government who once felt that the violence could unite the nation. However as time slipped away, most felt that it was beginning to turn into a lost cause. The IRA at this point started seeking help from England's enemies. This very much included the fascist German state. This action by the IRA did alert the Irish Army, but at the same time only led the movement to be more repressed (Carter, 27).

Germany wanted to see a united Ireland. They wanted to help the IRA because it was real weak now, since many of its leaders were imprisoned. They made their first contact with the IRA in 1937. Two Irish college students were studying in Germany, and they returned home very sympathetic to the Nazi movement (Carter, 95). Basically it was easy to see how the Germans and the IRA could see an agreement. They did not always see eye to eye on all issues, but when two organizations can both benefit from something, common beliefs is not really an issue. These two groups needed a weak England, so they could then in turn prosper. The IRA wanted to see a complete island and the Germans wanted to win World War II.

As the war began, the IRA contacts with Germany began to become more and more frequent. The IRA met with a German, named Oskar Pfaus in 1939. It was determined that there could be a relationship between the Germans and the IRA. Both sides of the issue were in cooperation with one another. It was discussed that an IRA member would accompany Pfaus back to Germany to possibly receiving German weapons. The IRA was to make contacts back and forth to the Germans in order to keep them informed as to what the current state in that part of the world was. This however was not working out as expected. The first radio message received by the Germans on this matter was in late 1939, when the IRA requested more ammunition and weapons. The contacts became so bad, that Berlin was learning more valuable information over the American radio. The radio contacts between the two organizations stopped after 1939. Throughout this time, the Irish police was on guard and watching the every move of the IRA. The IRA was using the transmitter it contacted Germany with, also to preach their beliefs. It was here that the Irish police was able to confiscate the transmitter, thus ending a relationship between the Nazi's and the IRA (Carter 104).