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

One of the lessons I learned from Mervyn Taylor was that you can disagree with someone deeply, and still respect them enormously, writes Fergus Finlay.

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.