[4] During the 1970s and 1980s, he steadfastly opposed the relocation of Tory's inhabitants to the Irish mainland.

[1] The Kingship of Tory was granted him during the 1990s when the children of his predecessor, Padraig Óg Rodgers, endorsed him for the position,[1] and for more than two decades Rodgers often personally welcomed visitors arriving in Tory[1][3] in his native tongue.

[7] In 1997, Rodgers received an honorary master's degree from the University of Ulster.

[4] He died on 19 October 2018[8] in the Mater Hospital in Dublin at the age of 74.

[1][2] His remains were flown back to Tory, where he was buried following a funeral ceremony attended by various dignitaries from neighbouring lands.