Institutions of Government
| Príomh Aire |
|---|
|
Cathal Brugha |
|
Éamon de Valera |
| President of the Republic |
|
Éamon de Valera |
|
President of the Dáil Éireann |
|
Arthur Griffith |
|
W. T. Cosgrave |
| Office abolished December 1922 |
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