Country owes Reynolds a great debt, says Taoiseach

IRELAND owes former leader Albert Reynolds a great debt for his contribution towards peace and prosperity, Taoiseach Brian Cowen said last night.

Country owes Reynolds a great debt, says Taoiseach
Fri, 25 Sep, 2009 - 01:00
Paul O’Brien, Political Correspondent

Speaking at the launch of Mr Reynolds’ autobiography in Dublin, Mr Cowen paid warm tribute to the man who first appointed him to Cabinet.

In a lengthy speech that mixed humour and emotion, he spoke of Mr Reynolds’ career as a minister and his short-lived, but significant, tenure as taoiseach between 1992 and 1994.

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