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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 ...
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...
Sep 12, 2024 · Charles Haughey was the taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland (1979–81; 1982; 1987–92). Haughey, the son of an officer in the original Irish Republican Army (IRA), attended University College Dublin, studying law and accounting.
In a speech at Queen’s University Belfast in 1962, Charles Haughey never said, as reported by the Belfast Telegraph, that ‘the Constitution of the Irish Republic guaranteed freedom of religion to every citizen’. The terms he used were the Republic of Ireland and, significantly, Northern Ireland.
Nov 29, 2021 · When he was Taoiseach, Charlie Haughey complained that every single political correspondent in the country – with the exception of Liam O'Neill of the Cork Examiner – was hostile to him. While ...
Jun 17, 2006 · The definition of a patriot is someone who devotes all their energy to the betterment of their countrymen. Charles Haughey was a patriot to his fingertips.
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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...
