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Role of the South in defending nationalists in the north?

I am currently reading "The History of the IRA" by Ed Moloney - it's a fantastic book, however seeing myself as a keen Irish historian and nationalist, I often wondered the extent of southern Ireland's interventions on behalf of northern nationalists, during times when Loyalist violence was on the rise and the RUC (and later UDA) was stamping out Nationalist violence and protecting only Unionists.

I refer to 1969, during the troubles, Chichester Clark replaces O'Neill, Nationalist peace marches have been repelled by a combination of Loyalist supporters (PD at Burntollet) and the RUC (NICRA)

August 14th, Clark requests British soldiers for the streets of Belfast, the RUC just used CS gas to floor the rioters in response to the Apprentice Boys march.

Jack Lynch (Irish Taoiseach) stated that his government will not
"stand back and watch" as Nationalists were attacked.

I ask simply how much did the South actually aid the nationalists? Or was it simply a De Valera style of - lend them a few fire trucks?

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