Former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader John Bruton said FitzGerald would ; `` stand out as a man who changed Ireland '' and that he had changed attitudes to in the Republic to Northern Ireland and to Europe and that he saw that `` Ireland could do best in Europe if it contributed creatively to goals and ambitions of other members . ''
Former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader John Bruton said FitzGerald would `` stand out as a man who changed Ireland '' and that he had changed attitudes to in the Republic to Northern Ireland and to Europe and that he saw that `` Ireland could do best in Europe if it contributed creatively to goals and ambitions of other members '' .