The document provides a review of Ireland from 1922 to 1939, covering the political parties and issues facing the governments during this period. It summarizes that Cumann na nGaedheal governed from 1923 to 1932, facing challenges in consolidating the state, maintaining law and order, and dealing with economic difficulties. Fianna Fail then came to power in 1932 and faced threats to the state from the IRA as well as dismantling the Anglo-Irish Treaty through the 1937 Constitution and pursuing economic policies of protectionism and self-sufficiency. The document outlines these periods and issues in Ireland to provide context for questions about the successes and failures of the different governments and policies.