Garret FitzGerald, former Irish PM, dies at 85

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Garret FitzGerald, former Irish PM, dies at 85

Source: The Guardian

Garret FitzGerald, the man credited with liberalising Ireland and helping start the peace process, has died aged 85.

FitzGerald had been Irish prime minister twice during the 1980s. In 1985, during his second term, he co-signed the Anglo-Irish agreement with Margaret Thatcher.

One of his protegés, the former minister Ivan Yeats, said there would not have been a visit by the Queen to Ireland this week without the accord and FitzGerald's contribution to improving Anglo-Irish relations.

In a statement, the former taoiseach's family paid tribute to his medical staff in Dublin.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/19/garret-fitzgerald-dies-85

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