President Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Tánaiste Mary Harney were among the many politicians to attend the removal of Charles Haughey's remains. Former taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and former president Dr Patrick Hillery attended.
Members of the current Dáil, former ministerial and Oireachtas colleagues were there. Also present were local activists who worked with Mr Haughey in his Dublin North Central constituency. Lord Mayor of Dublin Catherine Byrne attended.
Members of the Cabinet present included Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin, Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism John O'Donoghue and Minister for Education Mary Hanafin. Government Chief Whip Tom Kitt, Ministers of State John Browne, Brendan Smith, Seán Power, Pat "The Cope" Gallagher and Mary Wallace of FF, and Tom Parlon of the PDs, were there, as were Ceann Comhairle Dr Rory O'Hanlon, Leas Cheann Comhairle Séamus Pattison and Attorney General Rory Brady.
Fianna Fáil TDs included chairman of the parliamentary party Séamus Kirk, Peter Kelly, Tom McEllistrim, Dr Jim McDaid, Pat Carey, Martin Brady,
GV Wright, Johnny Brady, Denis O'Donovan, Michael Moynihan, Jim Glennon, Ollie Wilkinson,
Dr Michael Woods, John McGuinness, Dr Jimmy Devins, Joe Callanan, Cecilia Keaveney, Donie Cassidy, Joe Jacob, Noel O'Flynn, MJ Nolan, Seán Ardagh, John Carty, Seán Ó Fearghail, Seán Fleming, Charlie O'Connor.
Other members of the Dáil included Fine Gael's Jimmy Deenihan, Labour's Seán Ryan and Joan Burton, and Independents Finian McGrath, James Breen, Paddy McHugh and Tony Gregory.
Cathaoirleach of the Seanad Rory Kiely, FF Senators Timmy Dooley, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Geraldine Feeney, Cyprian Brady, Marc MacSharry, Camillus Glynn, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Brendan Daly, Peter Callinan, Michael Kitt, John Hanafin, Don Lydon, Fine Gael Senators Paul Coghlan, Frank Feighan, Paul Bradford, Labour's Derek McDowell, Independents Joe O'Toole and Feargal Quinn, and Tom Morrissey and Michael Brennan of the PDs.
Fianna Fáil MEPs Eoin Ryan, Liam Alyward and Brian Crowley, as well as Independent Marian Harkin, were also there.
Retired politicians who had served with Mr Haughey included former cabinet colleagues Pádraig Faulkner and Gene Fitzgerald, former cathaoirleach of the Seanad Tras Honan, former TDs Michael Barrett, Martin J. O'Toole, Larry Kelly, and Séamus Cullimore, a personal friend and regular visitor to Kinsealy in recent years, and Seán McCarthy, who served under Mr Haughey as a minister of state.
Former senators Michael Lanigan, Brian Hillery, Dan Kiely and Des Hanafin were there.
Secretary general to the Government Dermot McCarthy, secretary general of the Department of Justice Seán Aylward, who served for a time as Mr Haughey's private secretary, and another former private secretary, Donogh O'Malley, were present.
Members of the judiciary included High Court judge Mr Justice Henry Abbott, a former Fianna Fáil TD, and Circuit Court judge Patricia Ryan.
The Defence Forces were represented by Chief of Staff Pat Nash; Assistant Chief of Staff Col Chris Moore; General Officer, Commanding, 2nd Eastern Brigade, Brig Gen Gerry McNamara; and Col Tom Moloney from the Air Corps.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, poet Paul Durcan and poet Anthony Cronin, who served as Mr Haughey's cultural adviser, attended.
There, too, were Fianna Fáil general secretary Seán Dorgan and staff from head office.
Former Kerry GAA star Páidí Ó Sé, a close friend, was there, as was PJ Mara, another friend and former government press secretary. The business world was represented by financier and close associate Dermot Desmond, Oliver Barry, Alex Spain, Paddy Kelly and Ivor Fitzpatrick.
Mr Haughey's former secretary, Catherine Butler, and former head of Bord Fáilte Joe Malone, were present.
Graham Turley, husband of the late Veronica Guerin, a family friend, solicitor Enda Marren, former Fine Gael adviser, and Finola Kennedy, appointed by Mr Haughey to the Council for the Status of Women, were also there.
