‘It was impossible to know Garret without liking him’

POLITICAL leaders and politicians singled out Dr Garret FitzGerald’s role in the peace process and his contribution to reconciliation in the North.

The Dublin man had been an early architect of peace in the North, with one of his greatest political legacies being the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985.

The move, which gave Ireland a say in the internal affairs in the six counties, eventually helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.