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FORMER TAOISEACH Dr Garret Fitzgerald has passed away aged 85.
The former Fine Gael leader had served two terms as Taoiseach in the 1980s and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1973.
His interest in politics began at a very early age as he followed in his father Desmond’s footsteps, and continued throughout his life. Desmond FitzGerald was a founder member of Cumann na nGaedheal and Ireland’s first Minister for External Affairs. Garret recently served as a tallyman in his old Dublin South East constituency during the general election.
An overwhelming number of tributes to his life and career have been appearing on Twitter this morning in response to news of his death.
FitzGerald is survived by his three children and ten grandchildren.
Here are a small selection of the many images taken of Dr FitzGerald throughout his public life:
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