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Discussion[edit]

Just in case anyone cares or thinks it should be added to the article, Cosgrave retired to Knocklyon in south dublin, where he still lives, and still has a Gardai stationed around the clock. -Bastion 09:46, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sir!

In case you have a method of communicating with Mr Cosgrave, please ask him permission to provide me with his mailing (email & Tel. numbers) address, for reference to Lawrence Moore Cosgrave (deceased, born Canada), who is this writer's grand-father (mailto: whoyouknow@gmail.com ) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Punda (talk • contribs) 00:38, 29 March 2006.

Complete Overhaul[edit]

This article needs to be completely rewritten and it needs to provide references and sources. My favourite bit of bias in the article which is soon to be removed is.

" The agreed replacement, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, though a former Attorney General of Ireland (1946–48; 1951–53) and Chief Justice (1963–1973), was monumentally politically inexperienced and it showed. He needed guidance from the politically experienced Cosgrave. Unfortunately Cosgrave was someone who did not express his feelings openly (he only informed his wife, Vera, that he planned to resign on the morning he submitted it).^{[citation needed]} Previously, presidents had been briefed by taoisigh. While the frequency under the previous Taoiseach had declined as President de Valera's health declined in old age, Liam Cosgrave briefed Presidents Childers and Ó Dálaigh on average once every six months.^{[citation needed]} "

O'Dalaigh was involved in Fianna Fail in the late forties and fifties and ran as a candidate. To say he was "politically inexperienced" is an odd statement to make. It's accepted that his poor releationship with Cosgrave was due to O'Dalaigh's FF leanings and the fact that O'Dalaigh was snubbed on several occasions by Cosgrave. Exiledone (talk) 12:38, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Taoiseach section[edit]

The section on Cosgrave's tenure as Taoiseach is currently very long and disorganized, with no subsections and few references. I propose that (a) it merits status as a main section of the article; and (b) much better detail, organization, and references; both as per revision 409011973 done on 20 Jan.

Thoughts? Objections? Msclguru (talk) 16:41, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Throw in some bits about his and his own government's atrocious handling of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

Exiledone (talk) 21:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That was just some people doing their military service. Snappy (talk) 22:08, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nominated at ITN[edit]

{{ITN nom}} Referencing is really quite poor. -Ad Orientem (talk) 19:06, 5 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 01:52, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]