In 1927, he was appointed to set up a "Memorial Committee" by W. T. Cosgrave, President of the Irish Free State Executive Council in order to advance the process of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens where an impasse situation had evolved.
In 1927, he was tasked by W. T. Cosgrave, President of the Irish Free State Executive Council, to create a "Memorial Committee" for the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, where a deadlock had occurred.