Taoiseach Micheal Martin has led tributes following the death of former Irish minister and European Commissioner Michael O'Kennedy.
He said few people had left such a "rich political legacy" as the former Fianna Fail TD, who has died at the age of 86.
Mr Martin said: "Fighting his first election in 1965, Michael served the people of Tipperary North with great commitment as a TD from 1969, and many times more until 2002.
