At Post Treaty IRA Convention 1922, General Tom Barry, Cork No. 3 Brigade, suggests Establishment of Dictatorship further Convention June 1922 where He Forwards Motion to Declare War.

This is from the detailed memoir of Connie Neenan of Cork who took the anti-Treaty side and later became a prominent businessman in the USA. He was an organiser of the Irish Sweeps and involved in the sale of Waterford Glass in the USA. He was a friend of Joe McGrath of both businesses.

General Tom Barry’s comment was probably made in the heat of the moment in volatile times. It point out the difficulty of revolutionary heroes finding a place in a decommissioned society. He was one who probably made a poor transition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Barry_(soldier)

June 1922 Motion.