President Higgins leads tributes to former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator Brian Hillery

The late Fianna Fáil TD and Senator, Brian Hillery. File Picture: Alchetron

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to the late Fianna Fáil TD and Senator Brian Hillery who has died.

Between 1977 and 1997 he served a number of terms in both Houses of the Oireachtas, first as a Senator and later as a TD for Dún Laoghaire.