▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁U CG . ▁In ▁ret irement ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁College ▁in ▁Paris ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Fran çaise ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁write ▁as ▁yet ▁not ▁published ▁mem oir s ; ▁fre ed ▁of ▁the ▁constraints ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Civil ▁Service ▁on ▁holding ▁open ▁political ▁views ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁id iop ath ic ▁pul mon ary ▁fib ros is , ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁C ait rí ona ▁and ▁sons ▁D ón al , ▁Col m ▁and ▁D ara . ▁Labour ▁Party ▁T D ▁Ru ai ri ▁Qu inn ▁paid ▁a ▁special ▁t ribute , ▁followed ▁later ▁by ▁End a ▁Ken ny , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁and ▁Fine ▁G ael , ▁the ▁T á na iste ▁( de put y ▁prime ▁minister ) ▁and ▁other ▁political ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as . ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁after ▁a ▁human ist ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁his ▁as hes ▁were ▁scattered ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁at ▁B ally nah inch , ▁County ▁Gal way ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ob itu ary ▁in ▁The ▁Irish ▁Times ▁ ▁Ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Independent ▁ ▁C itation ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁N UI ▁Gal way ▁ ▁Profile