The GAA V Douglas Hyde

The Removal of Ireland's First President as GAA Patron

• Author(s): Cormac Moore,
• Publisher: Collins
• Pages: 250
• ISBN_10: 1848891520
  ISBN_13: 9781848891524
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State , Political Science / World / European , Sports & Recreation / General , Sports & Recreation / History , Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects ,

Description:... One of the most controversial episodes in the GAA's history was the removal of Ireland's first President, Douglas Hyde, as patron of the GAA. He had attended a soccer match between Ireland and Poland just after his inauguration as President. This was a breach of the GAA's ban on 'foreign games'. Here, the events are explored.