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  1. www.reddit.com › r › IrishHistoryHow would you rank the Taoisigh? Who was the best ... - Reddit

    In fairness Charles Haughey did a lot for the Black Market. When he told us we needed to tighten our belts as he stood on the prow of his yacht in his French designer Charvet shirt and his brilliant while captain's hat, heading off to his private island...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_HaugheyCharles Haughey - Wikipedia

    Charles James Haughey (/ ˈhɔːhi /; HAW-hee[1] 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992. He was also Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1987 to 1992, Leader of the ...

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  4. www.newstalk.com › news › taoiseach-profile-charlesTaoiseach Profile: The man who would be King, Charles J Haughey

    Dec 31, 2015 · The seventh Taoiseach in our series is Charles J Haughey, the former leader of Fianna Fáil. Advertisement. Who was he? Born in Castlebar in 1925, Haughey was the son of Seán Haughey, a...

  5. www.historyireland.com › failed-political-entity‘A failed political entity’: Charles Haughey and the Northern ...

    Haughey was not generous in private about other taoisigh, though he had a good rapport with fellow fox-hunter Liam Cosgrave, offsetting the Jack Lynch–Garret FitzGerald pairing. Academics crave consistency more than politicians.

  6. www.thejournal.ie › 5-things-that-were-bothering5 things that were bothering Charlie Haughey in 1981

    Dec 31, 2011 · CHARLES J HAUGHEY, for better or worse one of Ireland’s most high-profile taoisigh, was leader of Ireland until June 1981 (and back in again the following March for another nine months)....

  7. www.irishtimes.com › opinion › haughey-may-be-goneHaughey may be gone but it will be impossible to write him ...

    Jun 16, 2006 · Charles Haughey had an extraordinary political career of high achievement, high drama, but also deep lows. While the fall from grace, as well as declining health, cast a pall over his final...

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  9. www.irishtimes.com › podcasts › inside-politicsHow did a character like Charles Haughey become taoiseach?

    Aug 30, 2024 · What was it about Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s that a man like Charles Haughey could become its leader? Did he improve the country, despite the corruption?