The GAA v Douglas Hyde: The Removal of Ireland's First President as GAA Patron

Biography & Memoir, Sports, Political
Cover of the book The GAA v Douglas Hyde: The Removal of Ireland's First President as GAA Patron by Cormac Moore, The Collins Press
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Author: Cormac Moore ISBN: 9781848899742
Publisher: The Collins Press Publication: September 7, 2012
Imprint: The Collins Press Language: English
Author: Cormac Moore
ISBN: 9781848899742
Publisher: The Collins Press
Publication: September 7, 2012
Imprint: The Collins Press
Language: English

On 13 November 1938, just months after his inauguration, President Douglas Hyde attended a soccer match between Ireland and Poland. In a passionate reaction, the GAA declared that by attending a ‘foreign game’, he had broken Rule 27 – the Ban – and they removed him as patron. One of the most controversial incidents in recent GAA history, it strained relations between the GAA and Éamon de Valera’s Fianna Fáil government. It also damaged the standing of the Ban and was used extensively by opponents to argue for its removal.

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On 13 November 1938, just months after his inauguration, President Douglas Hyde attended a soccer match between Ireland and Poland. In a passionate reaction, the GAA declared that by attending a ‘foreign game’, he had broken Rule 27 – the Ban – and they removed him as patron. One of the most controversial incidents in recent GAA history, it strained relations between the GAA and Éamon de Valera’s Fianna Fáil government. It also damaged the standing of the Ban and was used extensively by opponents to argue for its removal.

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