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DUBLIN Cheap Air Jordan Shoes , Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ireland held a state funeral here on Monday for the late Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Albert Reynolds, who died last Thursday at the age of 81.


Hundreds of politicians, business figures and dignitaries attended the requiem mass at Dublin's Sacred Heart Church.


Among those present included Ireland's President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Enda Kenny Cheap Air Jordan Youth , former President Mary McAleese and former Taoiseach Brian Cowen.


Former British Prime Minister John Major, who described Reynolds as a "remarkable friend", were also among the dignitaries in attendance.


Both the two men are praised for making important contributions to the Northern Ireland peace process. Reynolds had a very good relationship with Major.


A photograph of Reynolds was printed on the mass booklet along with the quotation from American theologian and author James Freeman Clarke: "A politician thinks about the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation."


Monday's mass was celebrated by Father Brian D'Arcy, one of Ireland's best-known clerics.


Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence, which was read at the mass by Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin.


Several gifts offered up by Reynolds's grandchildren in the service included a book of cloakroom tickets representing his time in the Showband era Cheap Air Jordan Mens , a 1963 train carriage for his time working with Ireland's transport agency and and a tin of dog food representing his successful pet food business.


Reynolds' elder son Philip gave the eulogy. Reynolds' grandson Robert Reynolds and granddaughter Kaitlin Reynolds delivered the readings. The late taoiseach's sister Teresa and brother Jim also attended the mass.


Eimear Quinn, Red Hurley, Paddy Cole, Eamon Monaghan and Dublin's famous Palestrina Choir were among the singers and musicians participating in the ceremony.


Quinn sang the responsorial psalm accompanied by the Palestrina Choir and soloist John McKeown the Gospel acclamation.


The former Taoiseach, who played an important part in the Northern Ireland peace process Cheap Air Jordan Womens , died in the early hours of Thursday morning at his Dublin home following a long illness.


Reynolds is survived by his wife Kathleen, two sons and five daughters.


His family said last year that he had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.


Reynolds served as Taoiseach from February 1992 to December 1994. As Taoiseach, one of Reynolds's main achievements was the advancement in the Northern Ireland peace process.


"As Taoiseach, he played an important part in bringing together differing strands of political opinion in Northern Ireland and as a consequence made an important contribution to the development of the peace process which eventually lead to the Good Friday Agreement," Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said.


The Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s. The agreement is made up of two inter-related documents Cheap Air Jordan Wholeale , both agreed in Belfast on Good Friday, April 10, 1998.


Reynolds was born in Rooskey in County Roscommon, 134 km from Dublin. Before entering politics, he was involved in the dance hall and pet food businesses. He was elected a member of parliament in 1977 at the age of 45. In the 1980s Cheap Air Jordan Sale , he became minister for finance.


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CANBERRA, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has begun the United States leg of his North American tour, repeating his now familiar refrain that Australia was "open for business".


But his visit is likely to be dominated by climate change, a subject on which he appears out of step with many other world leaders, including U.S. president Barack Obama Cheap Air Jordan Pre Order , with whom he will have potentially awkward talks on the matter in Washington on Thursday.


During discussions with like-minded Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper prior to crossing the border, Abbott said climate change was "a significant problem" but "not the only or even the most important problem that the world faces".


The center-right leaders agreed they would put their economies ahead of action on climate change, though Abbott said he supported moves to arrest carbon emissions that would not "clobber the economy".


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That announcement followed the European Union decision earlier this year to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.


Australia, by comparison, has adopted a less demanding target of lowering 2,000 greenhouse gas emissions levels by five percent by 2020.


After an early morning run with firefighters and laying a wreath at the 911 memorial on the site of the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, Abbott rang the bell to signal the start of trading at the stock exchange in New York on Tuesday and then proceeded to spruik Australian business.


At a function attended by scores of Australian and American business leaders Cheap Air Jordan 2018 , many of whom contribute to annual two-way investment between the countries in excess of 1 trillion U.S. dollars, Abbott spoke of the opportunities presented by infrastructure investment and the rise of Asia.


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"All of my overseas trips are in large measure about more jobs for Australians. And we can't have more Australian jobs without stronger Australian businesses," he added.


Abbott also raised the possibility of using Australia's presidency of G20 this year to push for tougher coordinated global tax laws to stop companies shifting profits to low-tax jur



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