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A photo of our dad in “Miss Manchester” while stationed in Corsica.
IRELAND HAS AGAIN RANKED

AS THE SECOND MOST PEACEFUL
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!

The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is an
internationally renowned think tank. They are experts in peace,
conflict and risk with a global mission, influence and impact.
Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the Global
Peace Index (GPI) is the world’s leading measure of global
peacefulness. This report presents the most comprehensive
data-driven analysis to-date on trends in peace, its economic
value, and how to develop peaceful societies.
The Global Peace Index covers 99.7% of the world’s
population, and is calculated using 23 qualitative and
On March 17, 1944, a lost engine during take-off in a training mission in Lake quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, and
Charles Louisiana, landed our father and his crew in a drainage ditch. The third measures the state of peace across three domains:
plane that had gone into that ditch and the first time there were any survivors.
But then it WAS St. Patrick’s Day. – the level of Societal Safety and Security,
– the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict,

– and the degree of Militarization.
According to the Global Peace Index, Ireland ranks second,
following Iceland, as the World's Most Peaceful Country in
2025 out of a total of 163 countries. By comparison, the U.S.
ranks 128th, and the United Kingdom ranks 30th.

Editor’s note: Make no mistake: Ireland did not become a
peace-loving nation overnight—centuries of tense relations
with the United Kingdom can attest to that.

Today though, due also to its longstanding independent status
and neutral military, the Irish Republic is routinely ranked as
one of the safest countries in the world. That does not mean it
has become immune from political and social turmoil—during
the pandemic, for example, Ireland saw its share of violent
After his crew moved from Sardinia to Corsica and his anti-lockdown demonstrations
missions started to build my father relayed, “I got a little
wiser, a little more mature, and a little dog.” Short Timer You can download the full 2025 Global Peace Index at https://
stayed with him through the rest of the war. www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/
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