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McAleese 'deeply saddened' by death of Dr FitzGerald

President Mary McAleese has said that she is "deeply saddened" by the death of former Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald, who has passed away at the age of 85.

Thu, 19 May, 2011 - 10:09

President Mary McAleese has said that she is "deeply saddened" by the death of former Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald, who has passed away at the age of 85.

In a statement this morning the President described Dr FitzGerald as "the Renaissance man of our time".

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