Declan Costello

Declan Costello
Declan Costello
President of the High Court
	In office; 1 August 1995 – 12 October 1998
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Mary Robinson
Preceded by	Harry Whelehan
Succeeded by	Frederick Morris
Judge of the High Court
	In office; 1 June 1977 – 3 September 1998
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Patrick Hillery
16th Attorney General of Ireland
	In office; 15 March 1973 – 19 May 1977
Taoiseach	Liam Cosgrave
Preceded by	Colm Condon
Succeeded by	John M. Kelly
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 1973 – May 1977
Constituency	Dublin South-West
	In office; May 1951 – June 1969
Constituency	Dublin North-West
Personal details
Born	David Declan Costello; 1 August 1926; Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
Died	6 June 2011 (aged 84); Beaumont Medical Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
Resting place	Shanganagh Cemetery, Shankill, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Joan Fitzsimons (m. 1954)
Children	6, including Caroline
Parents	John A. Costello (father); Ida Mary O'Malley (mother);
Education	Sacred Heart convent school; St Xavier's School;
Alma mater	University College Dublin; King's Inn;

Declan Costello (1 August 1926 – 6 June 2011) was an Irish judge, barrister and Fine Gael politician who served as President of the High Court from 1995 to 1998, a Judge of the High Court from 1977 to 1998 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1973 to 1977. He also served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1951 to 1969 and for the Dublin South-West constituency from 1973 to 1977.

The formulator of the Towards a Just Society policy document, Costello was credited with shifting Fine Gael towards the left, a move which made the party a more attractive coalition partner for the Labour Party. Costello's ideals were later viewed as having been taken up by Garret FitzGerald, who became leader of Fine Gael and was twice Taoiseach. As Attorney General, Costello created the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Law Reform Commission, and for this Costello has been called the "most consequential attorney general in the state's history".

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