Liam Cosgrave - Resignation is death knell of dynasty

THE resignation of former Fine Gael TD and senator Liam Cosgrave marks an ignominious end to a once-proud political dynasty.

His going will raise few eyebrows in political circles following the party threat to take disciplinary action against him over his evidence to the Flood Tribunal.

While there has been no finding of wrong-doing against Mr Cosgrave, he is yet another politician to fall victim to the probe into financial links between elected representatives and developers involved in controversial land rezoning decisions in North County Dublin.