The funeral mass for the former Fine Gael TD Jim Mitchell will take place tomorrow evening.

Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has said Jim Mitchell, who died last night after a long illness, had cleaned up the way in which corporate Ireland now does business, in standing up to enormous pressure and vested interests during the DIRT Inquiry.

John Bruton has said Jim Mitchell's most outstanding personal characteristics were his energy and devotion to the Fine Gael party.

Former Fine Gael Taoiseach Dr Garret Fitzgerald has paid tribute to the late Jim Mitchell, describing him as a "most unselfish politician".

The former Fine Gael Minister, Jim Mitchell, has died at his home overnight, following an illness.