Portraits in Power: Seán Lemass
Seán Lemass worked to ensure that Ireland played its part on the world stage, changing the course of the country’s future, writes Leo Varadkar
Seán Lemass (1899-1971)
Party: Fianna Fáil
Constituency: Dublin South, Dublin South-Central
In office: June 1959-November 1966
Key quote:“The historical task of this generation, as I see it, is to consolidate the economic foundations of our political independence.” (1959)
I think if I had been asked to write this essay three years ago, I would have approached it very differently. I would have found it much easier to write about former taoisigh and pass ...
