THE IRISH BULLETIN 1919 Issues 1 and 2 of this important cyclostyled news-sheet, 11 and 13 November 1919, compiled by Frank Gallagher under the direction of Robert Brennan, then Director of Publicity for Sinn Fein [see Gallagher, 'Literature of the Conflict' in Irish Book Lover May-June 1930]. Kathleen McKenna's pencilled note indicates it was 'typed and rolled-off in 6 Harcourt St. by me in the presence of P.G. Desmond & Bob Brennan ', making approx. 50 copies of the first few issues. These copies are from her personal collection, with her pencilled annotations. The Irish Bulletin was a significant innovation in its day. It was established to convey reliable information about Irish affairs to the foreign press and to journalists working in Dublin, with a view to breaking through Dublin Castle's monopoly on publicity and propaganda. Under Frank Gallagher's editorship, great care was taken to include only reliable information that had been fully checked and was not exaggerated or sensationalised. Given the conduct of Crown forces around this time, there was no need for exaggeration, and journalists soon learned that they could trust what was said in the Bulletin. It became an important part of the Dail ministry's publicity operations, and the British Government made repeated efforts to suppress it, which were never successful for long. At one time they even printed a counterfeit version, which was soon exposed. These early issues are very scarce. Provenance: Collection of Kathleen Napoli McKenna, by descent. THE IRISH BULLETIN 1919 Issues 1 and 2 of this important cyclostyled news-sheet, 11 and 13 November 1919, compiled by Frank Gallagher under the direction of Robert Brennan, then Director of Publicity for Sinn Fein [see Gallagher, 'Literature of the Conflict' in Irish Book Lover May-June 1930]. Kathleen McKenna's pencilled note indicates it was 'typed and rolled-off in 6 Harcourt St. by me in the presence of P.G. Desmond & Bob Brennan ', making approx. 50 copies of the first few issues. These copies are from her personal collection, with her pencilled annotations. The Irish Bulletin was a significant innovation in its day. It was established to convey reliable information about Irish affairs to the foreign press and to journalists working in Dublin, with a view to breaking through Dublin Castle's monopoly on publicity and propaganda. Under Frank Gallagher's editorship, great care was taken to include only reliable information that had been fully checked and was not exaggerated or sensationalised. Given the conduct of Crown forces around this time, there was no need for exaggeration, and journalists soon learned that they could trust what was said in the Bulletin. It became an important part of the Dail ministry's publicity operations, and the British Government made repeated efforts to suppress it, which were never successful for long. At one time they even printed a counterfeit version, which was soon exposed. These early issues are very scarce. Provenance: Collection of Kathleen Napoli McKenna, by descent.
THE IRISH BULLETIN 1919 Issues 1 and 2 of this important cyclostyled news-sheet, 11 and 13 November 1919, compiled by Frank Gallagher under the direction of Robert Brennan, then Director of Publicity for Sinn Fein [see Gallagher, 'Literature of the Conflict' in Irish Book Lover May-June 1930]. Kathleen McKenna's pencilled note indicates it was 'typed and rolled-off in 6 Harcourt St. by me in the presence of P.G. Desmond & Bob Brennan ', making approx. 50 copies of the first few issues. These copies are from her personal collection, with her pencilled annotations. The Irish Bulletin was a significant innovation in its day. It was established to convey reliable information about Irish affairs to the foreign press and to journalists working in Dublin, with a view to breaking through Dublin Castle's monopoly on publicity and propaganda. Under Frank Gallagher's editorship, great care was taken to include only reliable information that had been fully checked and was not exaggerated or sensationalised. Given the conduct of Crown forces around this time, there was no need for exaggeration, and journalists soon learned that they could trust what was said in the Bulletin. It became an important part of the Dail ministry's publicity operations, and the British Government made repeated efforts to suppress it, which were never successful for long. At one time they even printed a counterfeit version, which was soon exposed. These early issues are very scarce. Provenance: Collection of Kathleen Napoli McKenna, by descent. THE IRISH BULLETIN 1919 Issues 1 and 2 of this important cyclostyled news-sheet, 11 and 13 November 1919, compiled by Frank Gallagher under the direction of Robert Brennan, then Director of Publicity for Sinn Fein [see Gallagher, 'Literature of the Conflict' in Irish Book Lover May-June 1930]. Kathleen McKenna's pencilled note indicates it was 'typed and rolled-off in 6 Harcourt St. by me in the presence of P.G. Desmond & Bob Brennan ', making approx. 50 copies of the first few issues. These copies are from her personal collection, with her pencilled annotations. The Irish Bulletin was a significant innovation in its day. It was established to convey reliable information about Irish affairs to the foreign press and to journalists working in Dublin, with a view to breaking through Dublin Castle's monopoly on publicity and propaganda. Under Frank Gallagher's editorship, great care was taken to include only reliable information that had been fully checked and was not exaggerated or sensationalised. Given the conduct of Crown forces around this time, there was no need for exaggeration, and journalists soon learned that they could trust what was said in the Bulletin. It became an important part of the Dail ministry's publicity operations, and the British Government made repeated efforts to suppress it, which were never successful for long. At one time they even printed a counterfeit version, which was soon exposed. These early issues are very scarce. Provenance: Collection of Kathleen Napoli McKenna, by descent.
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