Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne urged the EU to ‘stand firm’ in trade talks with the United States.

The Mayo native, who served as a Fine Gael TD from 1977 to 1987, died on Sunday night.

This year 38 State representatives will visit more than 90 cities in 40 countries.

She was the deputy leader of Fianna Fáil between 1994 and 2002