The GAA v Douglas HydeOn 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. |
Contents
The GAA Reborn | |
Hyde Becomes Patron of the | |
The Ban A Fundamental Principle of the | |
The Banned Patron | |
GAA Conventions Debate Hydes Removal | |
Hydes Removal Ratified | |
The GAA Versus the Government | |
The GAA Completes a UTurn | |
Modernism A Mental Cancer | |
Death and Burial of a President | |
Woulfe Attack | |
Hyde Becomes Irelands First President | |
Jazzing Every Night of the Week | |
Hyde the Committed Patron | |
The Year of Ban Controversies | |
The Soccer Match | |
The Ban Goes With a Whimper | |
Conclusion | |
Endnotes | |
Sources and Bibliography | |
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The GAA V Douglas Hyde: The Removal of Ireland's First President as GAA Patron Cormac Moore No preview available - 2012 |
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