Editing Patrick Hillery (section)

==Death==
Patrick Hillery died on 12 April 2008, in his [[Dublin]] home, following a short illness.<ref name="hilleryp"/> His family agreed to a full [[List of Irish state funerals|state funeral]] for the former president.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0412/hillery1.html|title=Tributes, State Funeral for Hillery|date=12 April 2008|access-date=12 April 2008|publisher=[[RTÉ News]]|archive-date=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011195022/http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0412/hillery1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was buried at [[St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton]], Dublin.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ex-president-hillery-laid-to-rest-in-dublin-1.821306 Ex-president Hillery laid to rest in Dublin], ''[[The Irish Times]]'', April 16, 2008</ref> 
In tributes, President [[Mary McAleese]] said "He was involved in every facet of policy-making that paved the way to a new, modern Ireland. Today, we detect his foresight and pioneering agenda everywhere – a free education system, a dynamic, well-educated people, a successful economy and a thriving membership of the European Union, one of the single most transformative events for this country."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7344293.stm|title=Irish ex-president Hillery dies|date=13 April 2008|access-date=15 April 2008|publisher=BBC|archive-date=14 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414221718/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7344293.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Taoiseach [[Bertie Ahern]] said he "was a man of great integrity, decency and intelligence, who contributed massively to the progress of our country and he is assured of an honoured place in Ireland's history".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=32052-qqqx=1.asp |title=Hillery praised for modernising role |date=13 April 2008 |access-date=15 April 2008 |work=[[Sunday Business Post]] }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
In the [[Dáil]] and [[Seanad]], he was praised by all political leaders and parties during expressions of sympathy on 15 April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=DAL20080415.xml&Node=H3#H3|title=Expressions of Sympathy in Dáil Éireann|publisher=Dáil Éireann Official Report|date=15 April 2008|access-date=17 April 2008|archive-date=21 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421235208/http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=DAL20080415.xml&Node=H3#H3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=SEN20080415.xml&Node=H2#H2|title=Expressions of Sympathy in Seanad Éireann|publisher=Seanad Éireann Official|date=15 April 2008|access-date=17 April 2008|archive-date=21 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421235214/http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=SEN20080415.xml&Node=H2#H2|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the graveside oration, [[Tánaiste]] [[Brian Cowen]] said Hillery was "A humble man of simple tastes, he has been variously described as honourable, decent, intelligent, courteous, warm and engaging. He was all of those things and more."<ref name="Brian Cowen"/>

In April 2023 a stamp to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth was issued.