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John Bruton

John Bruton was the Irish taoiseach from 1994 to 1997

May 2018

  • People cross the road past posters urging a yes vote in the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of the Irish constitution and posters calling for a no vote

    The panel
    What happens if Ireland votes no to abortion? Views from both sides

    Katherine Zappone, John Bruton, Fiona de Londras and Laoise Ní Dhubhrosa
    Katherine Zappone, John Bruton, Fiona de Londras and Laoise Ní Dhubhrosa have their say on the possible outcome of tomorrow’s referendum to repeal the eighth amendment

December 2017

  • Interview With John Bruton, Former Irish Prime Minister & Chairman of Ireland's IFSC<br>John Bruton, Ireland's former prime minister and current chairman of Ireland's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Euro-area jobless data this week will expose the social cost of last year's debt crisis and recession on southern European economies as unemployment across the region probably rose to a record in December. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    The EU vote ignored Ireland, but the UK can still change its mind

    John Bruton
    Brexit was a case of bad manners, with no debate about its impact on Eire

July 2017

  • Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom<br>epaselect epa06036797 United Kingdom Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis (L) is welcome by Michel Barnier, the European Chief Negotiator of the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50, dubbed the 'Brexit' ahead of a meeting at EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 19 June 2017. The first stage of the negotiations concerns the fate of European expatriates in the United Kingdom and Britons settled in Europe, the question of the Irish border and the 'financial regulation' between the United Kingdom and Europe. EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

    To make Brexit work, Britain needs to show Europe it cares

    John Bruton
    The EU has bent over backwards for Britain during its membership. Now, during negotiations to leave, it is Britain’s responsibility to return the favour

    • John Bruton served as taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland from 1994-97

June 2014

  • EU leaders pose for a family photo during the European Council meeting

    Give Jean-Claude Juncker a chance

    John Bruton
    John Bruton: This practical man marries diplomacy and conviction. David Cameron can and should do business with him
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