A politician who always put the national interest first

Liam Cosgrave’s monumental legacy is that he put the nation’s security and the national interest before party considerations, writes Ryle Dwyer   

William “Liam” Michael Cosgrave was born in Castleknock, Dublin, on April 13, 1920.

He was the eldest son of the W.T. Cosgrave, who became president of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1923 to 1932.