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Ted Heath's calling Lonrho "the unacceptable face of capitalism". After this, Cosgrave earned a precarious living as a freelance journalist and by writing books, mainly political biographies. Among other publications, he wrote for
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Patrick Cosgrave was the only child of an improvident builder, who died from cancer when Patrick was ten, leaving his mother impoverished. She took work as a cleaner in the
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derided the book, but Lowell agreed with Cosgrave's criticism of "Mr Edwards and the Spider", and dedicated a rewritten version to him.
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suggested Thatcher dropped him because he had vomited on her in a taxi, though the story is disputed.
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He had financial problems from the late 1970s and when Green left him in 1980, Rebecca was made a
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When Thatcher first saw him speaking on television, she reportedly dismissed him as a "typical
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Morrissey, James (15 June 1980). "Patrick Cosgrave: from Finglas to British newspaper chief".
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Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: a comprehensive historiography and annotated bibliography
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while at UCD, he was appointed their London correspondent in 1968, before working at the
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publications. He had first attracted Rowland's attention in 1973 after criticising in
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Fanning, Ronan (23 September 2001). "Northsider who was, briefly, Tory insider".
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He married three times and divorced twice. His first marriage in 1965 was to
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twit", to his obvious delight. In 1975, he became her advisor while she was
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Auditors of the Literary and Historical Society (University College Dublin)
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The Strange Death of Socialist Britain: post-war British politics
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post. However, Thatcher dropped him after winning power in the
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Cosgrave, Patrick (7 August 1998). "Obituary: Tiny Rowland".
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in 1971, where his numerous, often scathing, articles about
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Israel Revisited: address to the Anglo-Israel Association
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Irish journalist and writer, advisor to Margaret Thatcher
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filed a tax demand for over £10,000 and he was declared
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Cosgrave's first book was a review of the poetry of
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Bolton: Ross Anderson Publications. 1984. 202:", he retorted that he was "to the Right of 1299: 1297: 1295: 812:'s strategy: a case of outdated priorities? 138: 1424:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom 1056: 1054: 1052: 1050: 1048: 983: 981: 979: 877: 875: 31: 1130: 1017: 977: 975: 973: 971: 969: 967: 965: 963: 961: 959: 930: 928: 926: 873: 871: 869: 867: 865: 863: 861: 859: 857: 855: 1292: 1271:Dudley Edwards, Ruth (4 November 2007). 1167: 1163: 1161: 1147: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1087: 1085: 924: 922: 920: 918: 916: 914: 912: 910: 908: 906: 155:piety of his mother and his teachers at 1101: 1045: 1034: 467:and sometimes attended services of the 236:debate, and was elected auditor of the 151:. Cosgrave rebelled against the severe 1331: 1181: 1171:(24 September 1977). "Robert Lowell". 1060: 956: 852: 800:Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies 1305:"Bankrupt granted discharge by court" 1212: 1185:Robert Lowell, interviews and memoirs 1158: 1102:Crowley, Jeananne (28 January 1978). 1082: 903: 790:The origins, evolution and future of 218:rebel executed in 1920. He partnered 1061:Pearce, Edward (17 September 2001). 1459:20th-century English businesspeople 1354:Alumni of University College Dublin 13: 1104:"Patrick Cosgrave: Immigrant Chic" 14: 1480: 458: 281:. He became political editor of 275:Conservative Research Department 1469:Broadcasters from County Dublin 1419:RTÉ newsreaders and journalists 1364:Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge 1264: 1239: 1206: 944:. 22 September 2001. p. 16 795:. Sacks lectures. Vol. 6. 638:. London: Quartet Books. 1981. 295:, and earned him the nickname " 238:Literary and Historical Society 1389:Irish male non-fiction writers 1384:20th-century Irish biographers 1344:Journalists from Dublin (city) 1141: 1124: 556:at War. Vol. 1, Alone, 1939-40 428:was faulted for hero worship; 1: 845: 721:. London: Bodley Head. 1989. 679:. London: Bodley Head. 1985. 313:. He seemed on the path to a 277:from 1969, where he became a 121:Patrick John Francis Cosgrave 44:Patrick John Francis Cosgrave 1190:University of Michigan Press 993:"Obituary: Patrick Cosgrave" 883:"Obituary: Patrick Cosgrave" 780:. Salisbury papers. London: 598:. London: Hutchinson. 1978. 432:called it "not much above a 190:(UCD), he was influenced by 7: 833: 739:. London: Constable. 1992. 616:. London: Macmillan. 1979. 576:. London: Macmillan. 1977. 10: 1485: 1464:Writers from County Dublin 1429:The Daily Telegraph people 1313:. 13 March 1985. p. 8 891:. London. 22 November 2001 537:. London: Gollancz. 1970. 524: 505:. His debt of £18,700 was 125:British Conservative Party 1213:Rasor, Eugene L. (2000). 754: 558:. London: Collins. 1974. 264: 188:University College Dublin 101: 84: 65: 39: 30: 23: 1404:British magazine editors 1399:British male journalists 675:Thatcher: The First Term 519: 408: 311:Leader of the Opposition 163:. He acquired a love of 139:Early life and education 133:Leader of the Opposition 271:Raidió Teilifís Éireann 127:, he was an adviser to 1434:The Independent people 1414:The Irish Times people 1409:The Irish Press people 1369:Former Roman Catholics 807:George Richey (1985). 792:Israeli foreign policy 778:The defence of Britain 700:. London: Dent. 1985. 596:: a Tory and her party 424:His 1978 biography of 269:Having freelanced for 1439:The Times journalists 1349:People from Ballygall 1221:. Greenwood. p.  991:(18 September 2001). 762:Impressions of Israel 698:: a life and a policy 532:The Public Poetry of 327:1979 general election 251:. His supervisor was 245:Peterhouse, Cambridge 1379:Irish male novelists 989:Dudley-Edwards, Ruth 436:". His biography of 419:Martin Seymour-Smith 249:Cambridge University 157:St. Vincent's C.B.S. 888:The Daily Telegraph 488:European Parliament 480:Ruth Dudley Edwards 451:He published three 360:The Daily Telegraph 321:, and ultimately a 253:Herbert Butterfield 171:. 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Dublin
London
British Conservative Party
Margaret Thatcher
Leader of the Opposition
Chapel Royal
Dublin Castle
Roman Catholic
St. Vincent's C.B.S.
Glasnevin
British history
rheumatic fever
Rudyard Kipling
Winston Churchill
Lawrence of Arabia
University College Dublin
Desmond Williams
West Brit
Douglas-Home
Lord Salisbury
Mountjoy Prison
Kevin Barry
Republican
Anthony Clare
Irish Times debate
Observer Mace
Literary and Historical Society
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Cambridge University

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