VE Day 75: Haughey, FitzGerald and that ‘Irish Times’ front page
Trinity students’ provocative decision to raise the Union flag led to riotous scenes
Then Irish Times editor RM Smyllie got his revenge on the Irish government censors by rearranging the front page of the newspaper to make a V for victory sign.
At 1.25pm on May 7th, 1945 Germany surrendered to the Allies in the town of Rheims in France, the headquarters of Allied supreme commander Dwight D Eisenhower.
The second World War in Europe was over. It has lasted 2,294 days and left much of the continent in ruins.