However the two administrations were progressively merged until in August, following the deaths of both Griffith and Collins, W. T. Cosgrave assumed both leadership positions simultaneously and so the two most important offices effectively became one, producing a unique constitutional hybrid; a crown-appointed prime minister and a president of a republic.
Con todo as dúas administracións foron progresivamente mesturadas até que en agosto, seguindo as mortes de Griffith e Collins, William T. Cosgrove asumiu ambos liderados simultaneamente, volvéndose así as dúas oficinas máis importantes unha, producindo un híbrido constitucional único; un primeiro ministro asignado pola coroa e un presidente da república.