For someone who was far more comfortable waiting quietly in the background than standing in the glare of the spotlight, the past few days of wall-to-wall attention must feel unusual for those who knew Liam Cosgrave, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

The death of Liam T Cosgrave is being greeted with genuine sadness by the vast majority of Irish people of all political persuasions.

No man or woman — and especially no Irish politician — who takes on the mucky business of leading a political party and a government can expect to sail through his or her career without critics and, from time to time, enemies.

Latest: He was a leader who put the nation first, a statesman who was never too busy to listen to others, a true patriot in a time of violence, and - ultimately - someone of genuine principle who has now been lost from our land

Liam Cosgrave was humble but played a key role in politics and will be remembered as doing the State exemplary service, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

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

If there’s one thing we do well in Irish politics it’s dynasties and yesterday one of the most revered members of one branch of Fine Gael royalty travelled south to give his blessing to the scion of another blueshirt-blueblood line.

Former Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave has narrowly lost an appeal to stop his trial on corruption charges.

The Supreme Court will decide today if a Former Fine Gael politician will go on trial on corruption charges.

Former Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave and businessman Jim Kennedy are due in the Supreme Court to try and stop their trials on corruption charges.

The High Court has today dismissed applications by ex-FG TD Liam Cosgrove and businessman Jim Kennedy aimed at stopping their trials in connection with alleged corrupt payments in relation to rezoning of lands in Dublin.

Retired Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave was shocked to learn he was to be charged with receiving alleged corrupt payments for rezoning of lands in Carrickmines in Dublin in the 1990s, the High Court heard today.

Lawyers for former Fine Gael politician Liam Cosgrave claim his prosecution on corruption charges is an abuse of process.

A former leas-chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann who failed to declare a donation of IR£2,500 will be given community service to perform by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, subject to a report regarding his suitability for such work.

A former leas-chathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann who failed to declare donations exceeding IR£500 will be sentenced at 2pm by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.