Longest Lived Former Office-holders
Aged 90 or more at time of death:
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Maguire | 28 March 1892 | 5 July 1993 | 101y 4m |
| Seán Ó Ceallaigh | 17 April 1896 | 15 June 1994 | 98y 1m |
| Domhnall Ua Buachalla | 5 February 1866 | 30 October 1963 | 97y 8m |
| Eddie Filgate | 16 September 1915 | 97 years, 7 months | |
| Philip Brady | 10 June 1898 | 6 January 1995 | 96y 7m |
| T. K. Whitaker | 8 December 1916 | 96 years, 4 months | |
| George Noble Plunkett | 3 December 1851 | 12 March 1948 | 96y 3m |
| Séamus Dolan | 10 December 1914 | 10 August 2010 | 95y 8m |
| Kathleen Clarke | 11 April 1878 | 29 September 1972 | 94y 6m |
| Robert Barton | 4 March 1881 | 10 August 1975 | 94y 5m |
| Joseph Farrell | 1 July 1905 | 24 November 1999 | 94y 5m |
| Seán MacEntee | 22 August 1889 | 10 January 1984 | 94y 5m |
| Pádraig Faulkner | 12 March 1918 | 1 June 2012 | 94y 2m |
| Richard Barry | 4 September 1919 | 28 April 2013 | 93y 7m |
| Patrick Finucane | 5 December 1890 | 10 April 1984 | 93y 4m |
| Thomas Tynan | 1859 | 24 September 1953 | 93y 3m+ |
| Peadar O'Donnell | 22 February 1893 | 13 May 1986 | 93y 3m |
| Denis Cullen | 23 September 1878 | 26 November 1971 | 93y 2m |
| Liam Cosgrave | 13 April 1920 | 93 years | |
| Kit Ahern | 13 January 1915 | 27 December 2007 | 92y 11m |
| Éamon de Valera | 14 October 1882 | 29 August 1975 | 92y 10m |
| William Sheldon | 18 January 1907 | 1 November 1999 | 92y 9m |
| Charles Fagan | 1 October 1881 | 8 May 1974 | 92y 7m |
| Ted Russell | 1 April 1912 | 28 November 2004 | 92y 7m |
| Jack Harte | 10 December 1920 | 92 years, 4 months | |
| Patrick Shanahan | 10 March 1908 | 1 February 2000 | 91y 11m |
| Hugh Gibbons | 6 July 1916 | 13 November 2007 | 91y 4m |
| Joseph Dowling | 2 February 1922 | 91 years, 2 months | |
| Conor Cruise O'Brien | 3 November 1917 | 18 December 2008 | 91y 1m |
| Bryan Cusack | 2 August 1882 | 24 May 1973 | 90y 9m |
| Thomas Johnson | 17 May 1872 | 17 January 1963 | 90y 8m |
| Patrick McGilligan | 12 April 1889 | 15 November 1979 | 90y 7m |
| Thomas Finlay | 1922 | 90 years, 3 months+ | |
| Tony Herbert | 1922 | 90 years, 3 months+ |
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