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The Minister for Publicity was the name of a government department in the Government of the Irish Republic, the self-declared state which was established in 1919 by Dáil Éireann, the parliamentary assembly made up of the majority of Irish MPs elected in the 1918 general election.
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[edit] History
In April 1918, a Sinn Féin Department of Propaganda was established at No.6 Harcourt Street in charge of Robert Brennan.[1] The portfolio was created to promote the new government of Ireland throughout the country. After the First Dáil came into being a similar department was set up under the new Dáil, concentrating more on overseas publicity. Both Departments co-operated in issuing publicity material.[1] The first Director of Publicity under Dáil Éireann was Laurence Ginnell.[2]
In the First Dáil, the post was called Director of Propaganda. The post was abolished at the end of the Second Dáil.
[edit] List of office-holders
[edit] Director of Propaganda 1919–1921 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
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| 1. | Laurence Ginnell | 1 April 1919 | 17 June 1919 | Sinn Féin | |
| 2. | Desmond FitzGerald[3] | 17 June 1919 | 11 February 1921 | Sinn Féin | |
| 3. | Robert Erskine Childers[4] | 12 February 1921 | 8 March 1921 | Sinn Féin | |
[edit] Minister for Publicity 1921–1922 |
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| No. | Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party | |
| 1. | Desmond FitzGerald | 26 August 1921 | 9 September 1922 | Sinn Féin | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dáil Éireann Department of Publicity: History and Progress
- ^ Laurence Ginnell
- ^ Desmond FitzGerald acted as substitute Director of Propaganda while Laurence Ginnell was imprisoned.
- ^ Robert Erskine Childers acted as substitute Director of Propaganda while Desmond FitzGerald was imprisoned.
