The Dáil will today hear all-party tributes to a Fine Gael TD elected in the wake of the Arms Crisis political scandal in the 1970s.
Tallaght native Larry McMahon died last month aged 78.
He became a TD when he won a by-election sparked by the dramatic resignation of Social Welfare Minister Kevin Boland in 1970.
Mr Boland quit the government after Fianna Fáil colleagues Charlie Haughey and Neil Blaney were sacked over their alleged involvement in illegal IRA arms smuggling.
Mr Haughey and Mr Blaney were later cleared of the charges.
Mr McMahon went on to serve as a TD and a senator for 22 years and was also a long-time member of Dublin County Council.
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will today lead messages of sympathy to Mr McMahon during the Dáil's Order of Business.
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