The Bruton family, the Fine Gael party and former political rivals pay respects to ‘a decent man’ who ‘changed Ireland for the better’

Late Taoiseach wondered why the Irish reaction to a challenge to the consensus was to look for ulterior motives

Leo Varadkar delivers graveside oration for former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in Dunboyne, Co Meath

Priest describes former taoiseach as an exceptionally good man at ceremony in Dunboyne

Don't always take the advice of officials' and don't play into your opponents' hands - here's what the Taoiseach can learn from his predecessor

State funeral for former taoiseach takes place at 11am on Saturday in Dunboyne, Co Meath

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Some of Bruton’s admirers think his role in the peace process has been unduly neglected

Outpouring of praise in recent days is something he never experienced during his political lifetime but that did not dim his enthusiasm for politics

Ordinary business at the Dáil abandoned as party leaders, Meath representatives and many Fine Gael TDs speak in tribute

Richard Bruton thanks colleagues from across the political spectrum for their tributes to the former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader

Former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader died on Tuesday aged 76 following a long illness

Government Bruton led can reasonably claim to have played important roles in resolving the two great failures of the independent Irish State

Bill Clinton says he was grateful for opportunity to work closely with late Fine Gael politician on NI peace process

Former taoiseach had a sense of obligation and service that was a deeply Christian part of being a Christian Democrat

One-time Fine Gael leader’s revisionist views highly controversial and proved divisive with many in the party

Former taoiseach was steeped in Fine Gael tradition, and had been a member of that party since he was 18

Leo Varadkar says former Fine Gael leader ‘one of the reasons I became involved in politics’

Former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader John Bruton has died after a long illness

He had a greater understanding of the unionist position than most politicians in the Republic and for that was dubbed ‘John Unionist’ by Albert Reynolds