Fergus Finlay: Taylor did State some service with extraordinary legislative feats

Mervyn Taylor's crowning achievement was the divorce referendum of 1995.
The first time Mervyn Taylor was offered a seat at the Cabinet table, he turned it down.
He wanted the job, and he wanted to be the first member of the Jewish community in Ireland to be a member of the Government. So refusing that offer was one of the toughest things he ever did.