Latest: Ex-Fine Gael leaders pay tribute to 'self-effacing, modest and kind' Liam Cosgrave

LatestHe 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, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

Politicians across the political divide united on Thurday in tributes to the late Liam Cosgrave, after the 97-year-old former taoiseach passed away on Wednesday night.