The effectiveness of the organisation was acknowledged in the ''[[Dáil Éireann]]'' on 6 August 1920, when [[Richard Mulcahy]], the ''[[Sinn Féin]]'' ''[[Teachta Dála]]'' for [[Dublin Clontarf (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Clontarf]] suggested that a league on the model of the ''Fáinne'' for the support of Irish manufactures might be established [REF].
speaker) wearing a ''Fáinne'']] The ''Fáinne'' lapel pins were, at first, a limited success.