Daniel McConnell: Remembering the minister who put the country before his own health 

For all his shortcomings, Brian Lenihan's commitment cannot be questioned and his tenure in finance will be remembered as the most significant in modern Irish history

Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the death of former finance minister Brian Lenihan following a high-profile battle with pancreatic cancer. Picture: James Horan/Photocall Ireland

Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the death of former finance minister Brian Lenihan following a high-profile battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was just 52 and left behind a wife, his two teenage children and a country in turmoil in the grips of the Troika and his own legacy seriously undermined.