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Quinn: Garret will be sorely missed

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn was among those paying tribute to the former taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald this morning, saying he had learned of his passing "with great sadness."

Quinn: Garret will be sorely missed

Thu, 19 May, 2011 - 09:48

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn was among those paying tribute to the former taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald this morning, saying he had learned of his passing "with great sadness."

In a statement Minister Quinn said he had known Dr FitzGerald since 1966.

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