Tributes were today paid to former Labour Party minister Justin Keating, whose death was announced.

The death has taken place of the former Labour Party Minister Justin Keating.

The Lemass style of leadership was to encourage his ministers to be proactive. Unlike de Valera, he never managed to lead Fianna Fáil to an overall majority but, unlike some of his successors, he refused to bargain with any independents to support his nomination for Taoiseach

THE indignant rant of Pierce Martin (Letters, January 12) in response to my letter of January 5 (‘Intellectual giant who turned into a political pygmy’) clearly shows that even three generations into partition, and all the horrors that have flowed from that seismic event, there are still some among us who resent the removal of British colonialism from Ireland.

1986 is not a year most Irish people would like to relive. But the ESRI says we are on our way there, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

CORK developer Owen O’Callaghan has denied he ever had any role in having the route of the tunnel under the River Lee moved to facilitate the development of a shopping centre in Mahon.

FORMER British prime minister John Major has said he is “enormously touched” to be chosen to receive the freedom of Cork.

THINKING of the behaviour of the Cork train drivers this week brought Rudyard Kipling to mind. It was he who first coined the term “power without responsibility”.

ENTERPRISE Minister Micheál Martin yesterday described being “shocked, annoyed and outraged” on hearing it alleged on the radio news he had received a six-figure sum from Cork-based property developer Owen O’Callaghan.

Two full ministries for the Greens would be in line with previous Fianna Fáil-led coalitions.

There were aspects of the recent agricultural deals for which the Government negotiators should be congratulated. Ireland will receive €14 billion from the European Union’s budget over the next seven years, despite being one of the wealthiest member states.

THE appointment of former Taoiseach John Bruton as head of the European Commission’s delegation to the United States has been warmly welcomed as an honour both for this country and for Mr Bruton himself.

JUSTIN KEATING, Minister for Industry and Commerce in Liam Cosgrave’s coalition, accepts the findings of the Barron report (Irish Examiner, Dec 30).

REPRESENTATIVES of the families of Dublin-Monaghan bombing victims yesterday welcomed the support of a former Cabinet Minister for a judicial inquiry into the tragedy.

RUDY GIULIANI was in Cork the other night, talking about leadership.

Goodman Holdings has withdraw its legal action against the State relating to beef supplies to Iraq.

THE family of a pilot of an Aer Lingus plane blamed for a crash near Birmingham airport 50 years ago maintains he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice, despite the results of a fresh inquiry which held him responsible for the accident.

FORMER minister Ray Burke was handed £30,000 in cash at his home in north Dublin in June 1989 and knew it was for his support and influence in rezoning lucrative development land, the Flood Tribunal has concluded.