State funeral scheduled for Jaunary 9th, at which Biden will deliver a eulogy

Previous US presidents had not been prepared to risk relations with UK by involvement in Northern Ireland but Carter did not accept that position

Tributes paid to longest-surviving president, with Taoiseach Simon Harris praising work in Middle East

Ex-Irish diplomat credits former US president with bringing balance to Irish-British relations through change in approach

An outsider in national politics, Carter surprised observers by winning the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and narrowly defeating incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter, who was elected president in 1976, served only a single term

The afterlives of political leaders are often greater measures of their character than their times in office are. It’s hard to let go - just watch former leaders who lack the grace to dial down the wise-after-the-event pronouncements

Concert planned in Plains, Georgia, where Nobel Peace Prize winner has lived most of his life

Trump ranks below Obama, Clinton and other Democrat presidents in a large group seen as having little impact on markets

As the Iowa caucuses draw near, Nikki Haley believes she can become that most elusive of things: a unifying national political figure

Carter played a prominent role in her husband Jimmy Carter’s administration and was a tireless activist for mental health

Former first lady had been diagnosed with dementia in May

Visits to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock and speech at St Muredach’s Cathedral in Ballina show importance of faith to US president

Diaspora links have stood test of time and Irish Americans remain rightly proud of role they played in Belfast Agreement

The Irish-American framework is now built around broader international problems

Former president has always been a positive force for peace and co-operation both at home and abroad

America Letter: Concerns early states to vote not sufficiently diverse in demographics

U2 singer awarded Fulbright Prize for International Understanding

God’s promise is a way through trouble rather than a way to avoid it

Ex-president Jimmy Carter says he fears for right to free and fair elections in US