FitzGerald, Garret
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- Estimates for baronies of minimum level of Irish-speaking amongst successive decennial cohorts, 1771-1781 to 1861-1871, 1984:t.p. (Garret FitzGerald) p. 117 (Garret FitzGerald, M.R.I.A. [Member, Royal Irish Academy])
- Ireland, a parl. dir., 1973-74:p. 8 (Garret FitzGerald)
- The Telegraph, 19 May 2011, viewed online 7 June 2012:Politics obituaries (Garret Fitzgerald, former Irish Prime Minister, d. May 19 [2011] aged 85; Garret Michael Desmond FitzGerald; b. Dublin Feb. 9, 1926; University College, history and French; worked for Aer Lingus 1947-1959; economics journalist, in 1959 became junior lecturer in economics at UCD; in 1965, ran successfully for office in Irish Senate; held various political positions, including Taoiseach; retreated to back benches 1988, retired from politics 1992; his many publications included works on economics and public administration, a study of the decline of the Irish language in the 18th and 19th centuries, Towards a New Ireland (1972), and Reflections on the Irish State (2002))
- WW ... in Ireland, 1973:p. 113 (Garret Michael Desmond FitzGerald; b. 2/9/1926)
- Wikipedia WWW site, May 19, 2011(Garret FitzGerald; b. Feb. 9, 1926, Dublin; d. there May 19, 2011; Irish politician (Fine Gael); Taoiseach, June 30, 1981-Mar. 9, 1982 and Dec. 14, 1982-Mar. 10, 1987)
- His State-sponsored bodies, 1963.
- The Middle East and the trilateral countries, 1981:t.p. (Garret FitzGerald)
- Ireland, a parl. dir., 1973-74,p. 8 (Garret FitzGerald)
- WW ... in Ireland, 1973,p. 113 (Garret Michael Desmond FitzGerald; b. 2/9/1926)
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Wikipedia description:
Garret Desmond FitzGerald (9 February 1926 – 19 May 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, economist, and barrister who served twice as Taoiseach, serving from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987. He served as Leader of Fine Gael from 1977 to 1987 and was twice Leader of the Opposition between 1977 and 1982; he was previously Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1977. FitzGerald served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1969 to 1992 and was a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 1965 to 1969. He was the son of Desmond FitzGerald, the first foreign minister of the Irish Free State. At the time of his death, FitzGerald was president of the Institute of International and European Affairs and a columnist for The Irish Times, and had made occasional appearances on television programmes.
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