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The Provisional Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas Sealadach na hÉireann) was the provisional government for the administration of Southern Ireland from 16 January 1922 to 5 December 1922. It was a transitional administration for the period between the ratification of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the establishment of the Irish Free State .
A block of British 6d Contract Note stamps with a Saorstát Éireann overprint, issued 1922. Following the Irish War of Independence, Ireland was partitioned and in 1922, the southern part fell under the administration of the Provisional Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas Sealadach na hÉireann). Various revenue stamps, either Irish issues ...
The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the executive authority of the Republic of Ireland, headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government.The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the Oireachtas, which consists of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
Michael Collins (from 16 January 1922 until 22 August 1922) W. T. Cosgrave (from 22 August 1922 until 6 December 1922) President of the Executive Council: W. T. Cosgrave (from 6 December 1922) Vice-President of the Executive Council: Kevin O'Higgins (from 6 December 1922) Minister for Finance: Michael Collins (until 22 August 1922)
In 1922, the Anglo-Irish Treaty created the Irish Free State, and its Provisional Government formed the National Army.To establish itself as carrying on the tradition of the pre-independence movement, the Army adopted Óglaigh na hÉireann as its Irish language name, [17] and also adopted the cap badge and buttons of the Irish Volunteers; the badge incorporates the title in its design.
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Dáil Éireann (English: Assembly of Ireland), also called the Revolutionary Dáil, was the revolutionary, unicameral parliament of the Irish Republic from 1919 to 1922. [1] [2] [3] The Dáil was first formed on 21 January 1919 in Dublin by 69 Sinn Féin MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election, who had won 73 seats of the 105 seats in Ireland, with four party candidates (Arthur ...
As today, during the Irish Free State, Dáil Éireann was elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage. However, the franchise was restricted to those over twenty-one. As adopted, the constitution required that a Dáil's term would last for four years, unless the law specified a shorter period or the house was dissolved early.