Ivor Fitzpatrick, who died at his home, Castle Howard, at the age of 68 last Sunday, was an influential solicitor, property developer and businessman, with interests from Dublin to Vietnam.
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As people came together for a final time in Co Meath to pay tribute to former taoiseach John Bruton, he was remembered as a unifying figure, someone who could find compromise and bring together those who differ.