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John Bruton
Articles about the former toiseach and Fine Gael party leader John Bruton - 1947-2024
Charles plan for ‘opulent’ yacht visit to Galway Bay and Cork in 1996 annoyed Irish side
Why can’t the prince just fly in by plane to one of the regional airports, asked John Bruton
Opus Dei worried high-ranking members would be revealed after Fr Brendan Smyth scandal
Senior office holders faced questions over whether they belonged to conservative Catholic institution
State papers: Diana might try to ‘upstage’ Charles, his adviser warned Irish officials
His 1995 visit to Ireland was part of his rehabilitation after damage of marriage breakdown
I’m Glad You Asked Me That: The Political Years by Terry Prone - Caustic and entertaining
The long-time PR adviser to politicians has saved her juiciest material for this second volume of memoirs
Former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates no stranger to controversy
Farmer, erstwhile bookmaker and now broadcaster made his mark as a politician before becoming a colourful pundit
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Military Land Rovers that can go years without use to be upgraded to electric at cost of €300,000
Ageing vehicles have diesel engines, but these are ‘unreliable’ with spare parts harder to find
John Bruton believed nationalists were not properly represented by Sinn Féin or SDLP
New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show
Tony O’Reilly, Nell McCafferty, Ian Bailey and more: 50 people who died in 2024
The Irish Times’s obituary writers have marked the deaths of more than 110 people this year, from entrepreneurs to musicians to journalists. Here is a selection
How John Bruton, the last Redmondite, got to grips with the IRA, the UK and the peace process
Once dismissed as ‘John Unionist’ in the Dáil, Bruton’s lifelong interest in history served him in key 1990s talks
Bertie Ahern accused of creating ‘mythology’ surrounding role in peace process
John Bruton’s work on Northern Ireland ‘has been forgotten’, says ex-minister, as author suggests Ahern should be ‘a little bit more generous’ to others
John Bruton’s former adviser says history of the peace process needs to be rewritten
Shane Kenny says the then taoiseach never received the credit due for his role leading up to the Belfast Agreement
Miriam Lord: John Bruton is mourned as a loved one and revered statesman at a funeral both public and private
The Bruton family, the Fine Gael party and former political rivals pay respects to ‘a decent man’ who ‘changed Ireland for the better’
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