Irish volunteers court-martialed?

[Amrit]

I am intrigued by the premise of the following, due out in a few months. Considering the thousands of Irish who served in the British Forces I am surprised that this actually happened. I am assuming that those who were actually court-martialled are only those who were actually serving in the Irish Forces and did not request an official discharge before joining up with British service. If this is the case then the story(s) aren't as sensational as the author might imply - after all, these men were, technically, deserters, no matter how nobaly they ended up serving with the British:

Spitting on a Soldiers Grave: Court Martialed After Death, the Story of the Forgotten Irish and British Soldiers: Amazon.co.uk: Robert Widders: Books

The story of the Irishmen who deserted from the Irish Army to join the Allies in the struggle against fascism and Nazism during the Second World War, has been kept secret for over half a century. These men fought, and sometimes died, in some of the bloodiest battles of the war. And after the war they were all Court Martialed, even the dead. This meticulously researched book tells the story of the men who fought for freedom but were vilified after death. It tells the story of men like Joseph Mullally who died on D-Day, 6 June 1944, fighting with the British Army on the beaches of Normandy, a year before his court-martial. And Stephen McManus who'd already suffered torture and starvation whilst being worked to death in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Gerry O'Neill risked his life with the newly formed Irish Navy, rescuing wounded British soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk And Nicholas McNamara volunteered to serve with RAF Bomber Command knowing it meant almost certain death. The freedoms and democratic rights we enjoy today were earned by men like these, who fought, and sometimes died, on the home front and the battlefields of World War II. The deserters from the Irish Army, who joined the Allied struggle, faced the horrors of the bloodiest war in mankind's bloodstained history. Their stories are now told, in meticulous detail, in Spitting on a Soldier's Grave.

[Oggie2620]

Sounds like it might be a good read to see exactly whether it is hype or not... All power to their elbow. What I want to know is whether they were found guilty and what was done about it. Sounds like a case for exoneration if they were found guilty and something the current Irish Govt should do soonest!
Dee