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’
John Bruton
Articles about the former toiseach and Fine Gael party leader John Bruton - 1947-2024
John Bruton’s blog is a treasure trove of wisdom, decency, good humour and the odd rebuke
Late Taoiseach wondered why the Irish reaction to a challenge to the consensus was to look for ulterior motives
John Bruton ‘changed Ireland for the better’, State funeral hears
Leo Varadkar delivers graveside oration for former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in Dunboyne, Co Meath
John Bruton was ‘a statesman of unshakeable integrity,’ Taoiseach says at graveside oration
Priest describes former taoiseach as an exceptionally good man at ceremony in Dunboyne
Seven lessons for Leo Varadkar from the career of John Bruton
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
Dozens gather along streets of Dunboyne to pay tribute to ‘fatherlike’ John Bruton
State funeral for former taoiseach takes place at 11am on Saturday in Dunboyne, Co Meath
Sinn Féin poll slump: ‘The tide is not gone out for them just yet’
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
John Bruton was more complex than his ‘nice, straightforward, violently anti-IRA’ reputation suggests
Some of Bruton’s admirers think his role in the peace process has been unduly neglected
Friends of Bruton recall ‘a man so without guile he’d never have organised a good conspiracy’
Outpouring of praise in recent days is something he never experienced during his political lifetime but that did not dim his enthusiasm for politics
Politicians put differences aside to pay tribute to Bruton, who ‘never lost faith in politics’
Ordinary business at the Dáil abandoned as party leaders, Meath representatives and many Fine Gael TDs speak in tribute
‘A life of extraordinary public service’: Taoiseach leads Dáil tributes to John Bruton
Richard Bruton thanks colleagues from across the political spectrum for their tributes to the former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader
State funeral for John Bruton to take place in Dunboyne on Saturday
Former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader died on Tuesday aged 76 following a long illness
Tributes flow for Bruton after a quarter century at frontline of politics
Government Bruton led can reasonably claim to have played important roles in resolving the two great failures of the independent Irish State
John Bruton remembered in Brussels as ‘committed European’
Bill Clinton says he was grateful for opportunity to work closely with late Fine Gael politician on NI peace process
John Bruton’s leadership set template for how to run a coalition government
Former taoiseach had a sense of obligation and service that was a deeply Christian part of being a Christian Democrat
Former taoiseach John Bruton believed Easter Rising unnecessary
One-time Fine Gael leader’s revisionist views highly controversial and proved divisive with many in the party
John Bruton’s long life in politics: He used to joke it all started at a Sinn Féin meeting in 1966
Former taoiseach was steeped in Fine Gael tradition, and had been a member of that party since he was 18
John Bruton was ‘a deeply committed politician’: President Higgins leads tributes to former taoiseach
Leo Varadkar says former Fine Gael leader ‘one of the reasons I became involved in politics’
John Bruton: A life in pictures
Former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader John Bruton has died after a long illness
John Bruton obituary: Tenacious former taoiseach who led rainbow coalition
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
Former taoiseach John Bruton dies following long illness
Fine Gael politician led Rainbow Coalition government from December 1994 to June 1997
Charlie Flanagan: ‘My father was a controversial figure . . . I disagreed with much of what he stood for’
The Fine Gael TD, who will be stepping down from politics at the next election, reflects on his relationship with his arch-conservative father and on how the political climate has shifted
Splurging the corporation tax windfall in exchange for votes would threaten the nation’s future
By delaying the gratification from spending the bonanza today, the State will get much better value for money
Diarmaid Ferriter: For over a quarter century, winter headlines have warned of hospital crises
Enduring trolley overcrowding in A&E departments has come to be seen as an inevitable part of the system rather than an intolerable failure
Joe Kennedy III could surprise everybody in special envoy role
Reaction across unionism is curiosity at what such a high-profile envoy might achieve for Northern Ireland, economically and politically
John Bruton: Are there two nations on the island of Ireland, and could they be fused into one?
Former taoiseach John Bruton on Partition and the prospect of a Border poll
Corporate law shake-up as international legal eagles swoop on Ireland
Secrecy on fees survives for now but diversity beckons in post-Brexit blitz by top firms
Engaging with ‘Provo fascists’ unavoidable, AG told John Bruton
Legal advice to then taoiseach set out pros and cons for decision related to ceasefire
Miriam Lord’s 2021 Awards: Coalition had to Sinn and bear it in the year of Mary Lou
Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role
Central Bank’s McEvoy to join US investments giant Pimco
Bank’s former director of consumer protection to take on senior position with company
Pioneering former Labour minister Mervyn Taylor dies aged 89
President hails his former cabinet colleague as ‘an icon in the struggle for equality’
Blair doubted he could deal with Sinn Féin after RUC murders
Murders resulted in contacts between British government and Sinn Féin being severed
‘Violently anti-IRA’ Bruton as good a taoiseach as could be had – British
UK National Archives for 1997: Former taoiseach described as ‘nice, straightforward’
How Ireland’s triumvirate Government found its feet
From a shaky start to a slow coming together and a recognition of common interests
After the murder of Veronica Guerin in 1996, everything changed
Former minister for justice Nora Owen recalls the killing 25 years ago and its aftermath
New Ireland: New ideas by David Puttnam, Dermot Desmond, Catherine Motherway and more
We asked leading experts for changes that could improve how we live
Eoghan Murphy: Influential figure who was still deemed a ‘rising prospect’
Resignation comes as a shock as few thought bruising spell in housing would be last time in cabinet
Vincent Brady – businessman and former FF minister won widespread respect on all sides of political divide
An Appreciation
Leaked phone calls held up talks between John Major and John Bruton
Peace talks: PM told that taoiseach was using conversations for his own political ends
Extent of British discomfort at commemorating Irish Famine revealed
John Major said 1996 service would look like an apology and offend unionists, files show
Northern Ireland Office praised Bruton for ‘stepping out from under nationalist cloud’
Newly declassified papers show positive reception in 1997 for speeches by taoiseach
Brexit talks continue but at this stage prayers may be more useful
Inside Politics: Taoiseach misses point when it comes to student nurses and well-off public servants
How Ireland's judges are made: a glimpse inside a closed system
The unorthodox process for choosing Séamus Woulfe has shone a light on a defective system
Former Fine Gael minister Tom O’Donnell dies aged 94
Former minister for the Gaeltacht served as MEP from 1979 to 1989
From Kilkenny to Brussels and Clifden: The rise and fall of ‘Big Phil’ Hogan
Politician’s career of uncompromising, unapologetic style began with Young Fine Gael
Apple loses €56 million of funds held in escrow as Lidl increases headcount
Seen and Heard: Funds chase Perrigo over Irish tax, hotels down €200m on weddings
Ivan Yates: ‘I was a poster boy for bankruptcy tourism’
Broadcaster relieved at return of family home, and plans to step back from media
Higgins: New ‘European conversation’ on EU needed after Brexit
Fears being stoked for political advantage, President tells Áras an Uachtaráin reception
Ex-British PM John Major shelved Famine commemoration
Plan to mark 150th anniversary cancelled over fears of debate concerning UK apology
Varadkar leapfrogs Bruton to avoid being shortest-serving Taoiseach
FG leader becomes party’s fifth-longest-serving Taoiseach on Christmas Day
Prospect of Brexit deal boosts likelihood of November election
Deal would leave Varadkar facing his biggest political decision as Taoiseach
Johnson’s Brexit strategy ‘contradicts’ Belfast Agreement
Former taoiseach says peace agreement ‘is all about convergence’, not divergence
‘We don’t want to over-react’: Clinton to Bruton after London bombing
Transcripts reveal horror and shock of the leaders after 1996 blast ended first ceasefire
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