BOOK LAUNCH
“IRISH BULLETIN, VOLUME 1”
by Brian Murphy OSB
Hosted by the ‘1916-21 Club’ at the Pearse Centre,
Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin
Friday, 16th November, 8pm.
The Irish Bulletin was the official newspaper of the Irish
Government during the War of Independence. Its aim was to
provide those outside Ireland with the Government’s case
and the facts of the war that it had to wage. This information
could not otherwise be obtained because of the suppression
by the British authorities of all other outlets that put the Irish
Government‘s case. It was produced with minimal resources
and under constant threat of suppression. It was therefore an
underground publication despite being the paper of a
legitimate Government.
It was unadorned with any other content except
straightforward factual and irrefutable information. This is
what made its reputation and because of that it became one of
the most powerful weapons in the war that eventually proved
successful.
It deserves an honoured place in Irish history yet it has
never been republished and it is hardly referred to by our
contemporary historians—and when it is—it is almost
inevitably in disparaging terms.
This is the first volume of the paper reproduced as
faithfully as possible to the original. Other volumes will
follow.
Aubane Historical Society
2012
ISBN 978-1-903497-74-6
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