The Army Mutiny of 1924 occurred when officers and soldiers took weapons from their barracks, demanding an end to demilitarization and the removal of the Army Council. The government responded by appointing a new general and negotiating a compromise. This crisis firmly established government control over the army. In 1925, the findings of the Boundary Commission, which recommended only minor border changes, embarrassed the Irish government. Industrial unrest in the 1920s included strikes over wage cuts and pension reductions. The assassination of Kevin O'Higgins in 1927 led the government to make the IRA illegal and restrict constitutional amendments. In the early 1930s, the government cracked down on left-wing groups due to fears of communist influence, though most arrests were soon