Sean Doherty 1945-2005

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday led tributes to former Justice Minister Sean Doherty who died yesterday morning at the age of 60.

Sean Doherty 1945-2005

Describing Mr Doherty as a colleague and friend of nearly 30 years, Mr Ahern recalled that both men had entered Dáil Éireann together for the first time in 1977.

Mr Ahern said the controversial and colourful Roscommon politician “was a man of very considerable ability and a strong personality” whose company and conversation were “sought out and were never dull.”

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