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First Dáil

  • Ó: Roinn an Taoisigh

  • Foilsithe: 26 Samhain 2017
  • An t-eolas is déanaí: 26 Samhain 2018

First Ministry (Temporary) - 21 January - 1 April 1919

Name
Post held
Cathal Brugha
Priomh Aire (President) (From 22.1.19 to 1.4.19)
Professor Eoin MacNeill
Finance (From 22.1.19 to 1.4.19)
Michael Collins
Home Affairs (From 22.1.19 to 1.4.19)
George Noble Count Plunkett
Foreign Affairs (From 22.1.19 to 1.4.19)
Richard Mulcahy
National Defence (From 22.1.19 to 1.4.19)

Notes

The Priomh Aire (President) resigned with his Ministry on 1st April, 1919.

2nd Ministry 1 April 1919 - 26 August 1921

Members of Cabinet:

Name
Post held
Eamon de Valera
Priomh Aire (President) (from 1.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Arthur Griffith
Home Affairs (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Cathal Brugha
Defence (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
George Noble Count Plunkett
Foreign Affairs (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Countess Markievicz
Labour (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Eoin MacNeill
Industries (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Michael Collins
Finance (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
William T. Cosgrave
Local Government (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Ernest Blythe
Trade & Commerce (from 17.6.19)
Sean O'Ceallaigh
Minister for Irish (from 29.6.20 to 26.8.21)

Notes

  • On 17th June, 1919 Arthur Griffith, Minister for Home Affairs, was appointed Deputy President during the absence of the President.
  • Michael Collins acted as Deputy President from 1 December 1920 during the imprisonment of Arthur Griffith, who was arrested on 26 November 1920.

2nd Ministry April 1919 - August 1921

B. Non-Cabinet Members (Title: Director)

Name
Post held
Laurence Ginnell
Propaganda (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Robert C. Barton
Agriculture (from 2.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Ernest Blythe
Trade & Commerce (from 4.4.19 to 26.8.21)
Seán Etchingham
Fisheries (from 29.6.20 to 26.8.21)

Note

In all there were 11 Departments of which, at first, 8 were Cabinet and 3 non-Cabinet, and later, 9 were Cabinet and 2 non-Cabinet, the Minister for Trade & Commerce being included in the Cabinet from 17 June 1919.

Sean Etchingham was appointed by Cabinet on 28.11.19 but could not be ratified by Dáil until 29.6.20.

2nd Ministry April 1919 - August 1921

C. Assistant Ministers

Name
Post held
Richard Mulcahy
1. Assistant Defence (from 1.6.20 to 26.8.21)
F. Fahy
2. Assistant Irish (from 27.8.20 to 26.8.21)
Robert Brennan
3. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (from 6.2.21 to 26.8.21)
Kevin O'Higgins
4. Substitute, Local Government (actual date of apt. not clear) {April, 1920: 29.6.20: 17.7.20 : 4.12.20} ~ no information available re termination of apt. ~
Desmond Fitzgerald
5(a) Substitute Director of Propaganda (from 17.6.19 to 11.2.21)
Erskine Childers *
5(b) 2nd Substitute Director of Propaganda (between 12.2.21 & 8.3.21)~ information not clear re termination of apt. except to say not earlier than 15.7.21 ~
Thomas Kelly
6(a) Substitute Labour (from 19.3.19 to end Oct. 1919)
Joseph McGrath
6(b) Substitute Labour (from 8.11.20)~ no information available re termination of apt. ~
Joseph McGuinness
7. Substitute Trade & Commerce (from 27.10.19)
Austin Stack
8. Substitute Home Affairs (from 16.1.20/29.6.20) (actual date of apt. not clear)
Art O'Connor
9. Substitute Agriculture (from 11.3.20/29.6.20) (actual date of apt. not clear)~ no information available re termination of apt. ~

Notes: With ref. to: No. (above)

  • Appointment, if made, never ratified by Dáil.
  • Appointment ratified by Dáil on 17.9.20.
  • Not a member of 1st Dáil. A Civil Service rather than a Ministerial appointment.
  • Appointed during imprisonment of Mr. Cosgrave.
  • Appointed during imprisonment of Director, Mr. Ginnell. He was himself arrested on 11.2.21.
  • Erskine Childers was not a member of 1st Dáil.
  • Appointed to replace 1st Substitute Mr. Fitzgerald.
  • Appointed during imprisonment of Minister Countess Markievicz.
  • Appointed during imprisonment of Minister Markievicz.
  • Appointed during imprisonment of Minister Blythe.
  • Appointed during Minister Griffith's Acting Presidentship.
  • Appointed during the absence of Mr. Barton. Part-time post at first, whole-time as from 1.10.20.
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