Taoiseach and President pay their respects

Taoiseach Enda Kenny led Irish tributes to Margaret Thatcher yesterday, saying she had signed the Anglo Irish Agreement that laid the foundation for the peace process in the North.

President Michael D Higgins said Thatcher’s key role in signing the agreement was a valuable contribution to the search for peace.

Mr Kenny said he was saddened to have learned of her death and extended his deepest sympathies to her family.