Douglas Hyde
Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland, serving from 1938 to 1945. A prominent Gaelic scholar and activist, he was a key figure in the Gaelic Revival movement. Hyde's presidency is notable for his efforts to promote the Irish language and culture, and his legacy includes a commitment to bridging divides within Irish society during a time of significant political change.
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Douglas Hyde urged that every Irish-feeling person should encourage the use of Irish in his own home.
Is Catherine Connolly’s plan to make Irish the language of the Áras a good idea? – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-11-11
Douglas Hyde was noted as a non-party candidate and the first president of Ireland.
Talk of reforming the presidential nomination process is likely to fizzle out – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-01
Hyde was the agreed choice by the main political parties to be the first president.
All the presidents of Ireland so far, ranked from nine to one – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-13
Hyde was the agreed choice by the main political parties to be the first president.
Our nine presidents of the Irish Republic, ranked from nine to one – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-13Hyde became the first president of Ireland without an election.
Two out of three candidates for the presidency can’t speak fluent Irish. That matters – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-26
Douglas Hyde was the country’s first president who refused a dissolution in 1944.
What happens if a president is elected on a mandate to oppose the Government? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-19
Douglas Hyde is noted for being pure Anglo-Saxon.
Sinn Féin may reject commemorating the Normans, but there are some suspiciously Saxon names in its ranks – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-19
Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s first president, is mentioned in relation to the challenges of age faced by presidents.
President Michael D Higgins’s engagements decrease over second term, Áras diary shows – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-26
Ireland’s first president, Douglas Hyde, showed how language, heritage and land were deeply connected.
Ireland’s only protected insect the marsh fritillary to star in new comic championing cause of insects – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-21
Douglas Hyde was the first President of Ireland, serving from 1938 to 1945.
Has the public had enough of presidents like Michael D Higgins? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-11
Douglas Hyde met William Bulfin off the train during his Galway trip.
celebrating the journalist who cycled all over Ireland in the early 1900s – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-23
Douglas Hyde performed in his own play, An Tincéir agus an tSídheog, at the garden party hosted by George Moore.
Moore the Merrier - Frank McNally on the commemoration of a famous Irish garden party from 1902 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-06
Douglas Hyde was the first holder of the office of president of Ireland.
Football is for forwards again, and Mayo find some x-factor – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-24
