Taoiseach pays tribute to Examiner journalist O’Neill

Taoiseach Enda Kenny led tributes to former Irish Examiner political editor Liam O’Neill, who has died.

Mr Kenny said he was saddened to hear of the death of the journalist, who spent three decades reporting on the political situation in Ireland and abroad.

Mr O’Neill’s journalistic career spanned the terms of a dozen governments and seven taoisigh.