Tributes to 'loyal, decent' former Fine Gael TD

FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny led tributes last night to his former party colleague, Liam Burke, who died yesterday aged 78.

Mr Burke, known affectionately as the Silver Fox, represented Cork in the Dáil and on the city council during a political career spanning five decades.

He had undergone heart surgery twice in recent years and had been ill for some months. He is survived by his wife, Noreen, a retired teacher at Eglantine National School in Douglas, and his daughters Emma and Catherine.