Declan Costello
| Declan Costello | |
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| President of the High Court | |
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In office 1 August 1995 – 12 October 1998 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary Robinson |
| Preceded by | Harry Whelehan |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Morris |
| Judge of the High Court | |
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In office 1 June 1977 – 3 September 1998 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Patrick Hillery |
| 16th Attorney General of Ireland | |
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In office 15 March 1973 – 19 May 1977 |
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| Taoiseach | Liam Cosgrave |
| Preceded by | Colm Condon |
| Succeeded by | John M. Kelly |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 1973 – June 1977 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 1951 – June 1969 |
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| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Declan John Costello 1 August 1926 Fairview, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 6 June 2011 (aged 84) Beaumont Medical Clinic, Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place |
Shanganagh Cemetery, Shankill, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Costello |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Declan Costello (1 August 1926 – 6 June 2011) was an Irish jurist and Fine Gael politician who served as President of the High Court from 1995 to 1998, Judge of the High Court from 1977 to 1998, Attorney General of Ireland from 1973 to 1977 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1951 to 1969 and again from 1973 1977 for the Dublin South-West constituency.
Costello was born in Dublin, the son of John A. Costello who served as Taoiseach on two occasions. He was educated at University College Dublin (UCD), and was an auditor of the UCD Law Society. At the 1951 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála for the Dublin North-West constituency and was re-elected at every subsequent election until he stood down at the 1969 general election. He stood again in the Dublin South-West constituency at the 1973 general election, and was elected for a final time, to the 20th Dáil.
During the 1960s Fine Gael was out of power and Costello was leader of a new generation of Fine Gael politicians who wanted to move the party to the left. He persuaded the party to publish a document called Towards a Just Society which supported economic planning and more government intervention in the economy. This document went on to define what Fine Gael stood for over the following twenty years.
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