Terry de Valera, the youngest son of the former president and taoiseach, Eamon de Valera, has died at the age of 85.
A former senior taxing master of the Supreme Court and the High Court, Mr de Valera was a fellow of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and was an internationally-recognised expert on Chopin and on the Irish composer John Field.
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern paid tribute to Mr de Valera:
"Terry de Valera was a patriot in the proper definition of the word. He will be sadly missed but fondly remembered by his family and many friends. I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to them at this difficult time."
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Mr de Valera is survived by his two daughters, Síle (a former government minister) and Jane, and by his sister, Mrs Emer Ó Cuív.