The minister for publicity was a position in the Ministry of Dáil Éireann, the government of the Irish Republic, a 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.
History In April 1918, a Sinn Féin Department of Propaganda was established at No. 6 Harcourt Street in charge of Robert Brennan. 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. The first Director of Publicity under Dáil Éireann was Laurence Ginnell.
In the First Dáil, the post was called Director of Propaganda.
List of office-holders Director of Propaganda 1919–1921NameTerm of officePartyDáil MinistryLaurence Ginnell1 April 191917 June 1919 2nd DMDesmond FitzGerald17 June 1919 11 February 1921 2nd DMErskine Childers12 February 19218 March 1921 2nd DMMinister for Publicity 1921–1922NameTerm of officePartyDáil MinistryDesmond FitzGerald26 August 1921 9 September 1922 3rd DM4th DM Notes
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