Irish Examiner View: Garrett Fitzgerald - Impact beyond his chosen stage

There are as many kinds of leadership as there are responses to success or failure. Some leaders are overwhelmed by success, others hollowed out by defeat. Exceptional leaders maintain composure, focus, humility, and ambition, too, no matter what the circumstances.

Garrett Fitzgerald, the retired CEO of Munster Rugby, who died on Friday, was one of the latter. He served as CEO for 20 years, longer than any of his peers.