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# John Bruton

February
February 2024
'Honest and honourable': Former Taoiseach John Bruton remembered at state funeral
The 76-year-old Fine Gael politician died on Tuesday following a long illness.
Updated 10 Feb
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John Bruton tribute: 'I told John I'd been to Mass and knew that would buy me some time'
Karl Brophy
Updated 10 Feb
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Former Taoiseach John Bruton remembered as 'a great statesman' at removal mass in Co Meath
9 Feb
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State funeral of former Taoiseach John Bruton to take place in Co Meath on Saturday
Updated 7 Feb
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Dáil schedule cleared after John Bruton's death, Taoiseach says he put 'people before politics'
7 Feb
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Tributes paid to 'deeply committed' former Taoiseach John Bruton who has died
The former Taoiseach died in the Mater Hospital in Dublin early this morning following a long illness.
John Bruton led Fine Gael from 1990 until 2001, and served as Taoiseach between December 1994 and June 1997.
He later served as the EU's ambassador to the US between 2004 and 2009.
He is survived by his wife, son and three daughters.
Updated 6 Feb
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Pat Rabbitte: John Bruton was a thoughtful and substantial politician
Pat Rabbitte
6 Feb
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All time
Acceptable in the 80s: Ireland once regarded Mugabe as a respected statesman and honoured guest
6 Sep 2019
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Fine Gael ministers discussed US corporations paying 'little or no tax' here in the 1980s
29 Dec 2018
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Warnings from former taoisigh on Brexit border: 'The communities would come together to tear it down'
23 Apr 2018
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Advice for Leo? We asked two former Taoisigh for some pointers ahead of today's Trump visit
15 Mar 2018
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John Bruton reckons Ireland would have become independent without 1916
18 Dec 2015
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Can Fine Gael dare to dream of an overall majority?
10 Sep 2015
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Bertie and Brian got over €80k each last year
12 May 2015
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It's 20 years since Phil Hogan leaked the Budget and had to resign
9 Feb 2015
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Ireland wanted to sell water to Saudi Arabia for $5 a barrel in the 1980s
28 Dec 2014
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Was the Easter Rising needed? Just two in five of you think so (but even fewer don't)
29 Oct 2014
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WATCH: David Norris calls 1916 rebels 'traitors to their own cause'
19 Sep 2014
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Check out the Fine Gael website in 1998 and John Bruton talking about 'surfing the internet'
17 Sep 2014
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Check out this Dáil row between Charlie Haughey, Dick Spring and John Bruton in 1991
17 Aug 2014
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'The other one is worser': Winners, losers and one we couldn't decide on from the political week
16 Aug 2014
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Labour TD sparks another row over Home Rule and WWI - this time it's about stamps
15 Aug 2014
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Richard Bruton: I don't want to talk about whether my brother is annoying the government
14 Aug 2014
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5 ways John Bruton has probably annoyed the government over the last few years
12 Aug 2014
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Gerry Adams lashes out at John Bruton for calling the 1916 Rising 'a mistake'
5 Aug 2014
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These are the questions John Bruton wants the banking inquiry to answer
23 Jun 2014
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Opinion: Is austerity really a necessity – or do we have a choice?
Robert Grant
20 Jun 2014
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Who is Frank Flannery and why is everyone talking about him?
11 Mar 2014
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This video will get Fine Gael members totally psyched for their Ard Fheis
28 Feb 2014
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Explainer: What is the Council of State and why is it discussing the abortion bill?
27 Jul 2013
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Former Taoiseach's comments on financial regulation gave MEP 'the shivers'
13 May 2013
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Suicidal risk in X Case law 'not consistent with Constitution' - John Bruton
15 Feb 2013
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MEP criticises two government departments over tobacco industry meetings
28 Jan 2013
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Former Taoiseach says abusive tweets should not be read on air
24 Dec 2012
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€83k paid to ex-taoisigh this year – despite scrapping of expenses scheme
3 Aug 2012
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Gallery: Former taoisigh… where are they now?
9 Jul 2012
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New documents detail Fianna Fáil pressure on President Hillery in 1982
28 May 2012
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Bruton says ministers should thrash out their differences at Cabinet table
26 Apr 2012
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Former taoisigh lose mobile phone and secretarial expenses
2 Jan 2012
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In full: what former ministers get after the government's new levy
30 Nov 2011
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