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Michael Joe Cosgrave (9 March 1938 – 9 January 2022) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1992 and 1997 to 2002. Cosgrave was born on 9 March 1938. He was educated at St. Joseph's Secondary CBS in Fairview, at the School of Management Studies in Rathmines, and at University College Dublin. In the 1999 local elections Cosgrave was elected as a member of Fingal County Council for the Dublin suburb of Howth. He retained his seat in 2004, and retired in 2009.