Irish Bulletin

Laurence Ginnell (1852-1923), legal historian and politician and first Minister at the Department of Propaganda.
Laurence Ginnell (1852-1923), legal historian and politician and first Minister at the Department of Propaganda.

The Irish Bulletin

From 1919 to 1921, Dáil Éireann's Department of Propaganda (later named the Department of Publicity) ran a bulletin which helped to break down the "paper wall" which the British Empire erected around Ireland by means of censorship and black propaganda. 

Distributed in North and South America and various countries in Europe via the Dáil's foreign envoys, the Irish parliament's official gazette allowed foreign journalists access to the Irish account of affairs, which was suppressed by the British, sometimes with violence.

June 12 2025 Motion Condemning Decision to Cut Funding: Two blocks of councillors tabled motions at Dublin City Council's monthly meeting on Monday, condemning a decision to drop funding at the last hour for 243 social homes with planning permission. Sudden attention to costs: Last week, Minister for Housing James Browne, a Fianna Fáil TD, said he...