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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 ...
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.
Jun 13, 2006 · For three decades, Charles Haughey dominated the narrow stage of Irish politics. He held every major office of state and was prime minister (Taoiseach) in three administrations. Known by the...
Haughey did not formally join the party until 1948, after the death of his father (who admired Michael Collins (qv) and despised Eamon de Valera (qv)), when he entered the influential Tomás Ó Cleirigh cumann in Dublin North East, whose members included George Colley, Harry Colley (qv) and Oscar Traynor (qv). In later years some Fianna Fáil ...
Dec 29, 2018 · Charles Haughey was a “dreadful person” who “seized every opportunity to get under the Border”, an influential Tory backbencher fumed at an Irish diplomat as they shared a train journey home from...
Nov 2, 2020 · Charles Haughey's prime achievement where the arts were concerned was to make them an integral and important part of State policy. He was the first head of government to do this, an achievement which derived from his own deep interest in literature and in painting.
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Dec 31, 2015 · Northern Ireland had erupted into violence in the 1960s. Haughey was generally seen as one of the members of Cabinet who had no involvement in the North. In fact, as mentioned earlier, he was...
