Charles Haughey
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Charles James Haughey was an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach three times between 1979 and 1992, when he was leader of Fianna Fáil. Over a forty-year career, Haughey was the most complex and d
Haughey speaking on the campaign trail during a by-election in 1947
Haughey in 1967
Haughey's former estate at Kinsealy from the air in 2019. Abbeville is the white building in the centre of the picture.
George Colley, whom Haughey had known since childhood, was his opponent in the leadership election.
Albert Reynolds
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Albert Martin Reynolds was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994. Between 1979 and 1991, he held several cabinet positions, including Mini
Charles Haughey
…a fourth unsuccessful effort to remove him as leader, he resigned in January 1992 over historic allegations of phone tapping and was succeeded by Albert Reynolds. In 1997, the McCracken Tribunal unearthed evidence that Haughey had received payments from businessmen and used offshore accounts to evade tax. The…
Reynolds in 1994
Reynolds (left) presenting shamrock to U.S. president Bill Clinton on Saint Patrick's Day, 1994