Department of External Affairs
An Roinn Gnóthai Eachtracha
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Became Department of Foreign Affairs
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971; Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Names:
An Roinn Gnóthai Eachtracha
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971
- Description: Irish Language Name
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Legal forms:
Ministerial Departments
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971; Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Functions:
Policy Formation and Execution
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Policy domains:
International Services
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971; Coakley & Gallagher 2005
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Counties:
Dublin
- Source: IPA Yearbooks
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Patrick Hillery
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Continued as Minister for Foreign Affairs until 3 Jan 1973
- From date: 1969-07-02
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Éamon de Valera
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: President of the Executive Council and Minister for External Affairs until 1937 creation of Dept. of the Taoiseach
- From date: 1932-03-09
- To date: 1948-02-18
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
William Cosgrave
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Acting minister following death of O'Higgins
- From date: 1927-07-14
- To date: 1927-10-12
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Kevin O'Higgins
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Cumann na nGaedhael; death by assassination
- From date: 1927-06-23
- To date: 1927-07-10
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Desmond FitzGerald
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Cumann na nGaedhael
- From date: 1924-06-02
- To date: 1927-06-23
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Patrick McGilligan
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Cumann na nGaedhael
- From date: 1927-10-12
- To date: 1932-03-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Seán MacBride
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Clann na Poblachta
- From date: 1948-02-18
- To date: 1951-06-13
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Frank Aiken
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- From date: 1951-06-13
- To date: 1954-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Frank Aiken
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Tanaiste from 21 April 1965 to 2 July 1969
- From date: 1957-03-20
- To date: 1969-07-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Ministers:
Liam Cosgrave
- Source: http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/
- Description: Fine Gael
- From date: 1954-06-02
- To date: 1957-03-20
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Cofog:
executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Cofog:
foreign economic aid
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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Comptrollers:
yes
- Source: Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; S.I. 158/1971; http://audgen.gov.ie/
- From date: 1924-06-01
- To date: 1971-03-03
- Confidence: Very Confident
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URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1924/act/16/enacted/en/html
- URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1971/si/158/
Associated Events Name Date From To S.I. No. 158/1971 (Foreign Affairs) 1971-03-03 Department of External Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs (II) Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (Department of External Affairs) 1924-06-02 Ministry of External Affairs Department of External Affairs - URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1971/si/158/