Thursday, March 30, 2006

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1. “Mr Haughey was admitted to the Mater Private Hospital...” within a stone’s throw of Mountjoy Prison, ah what might have been.

   Posted by  on Mar 30, 2006 @ 10:06 PM

2. When he goes there’ll be the usual claptrap about the “end of an era”.

   Unfortunately, it won’t be.

   Posted by  on Mar 30, 2006 @ 10:53 PM

3. An in it for himself kind of guy.....

   Posted by  on Mar 31, 2006 @ 09:03 AM

4. *Allegedly*, Yokel :)

   Before my time but I’m told that he used to headbang at Wolfe Tones gigs to show his republican creds. Can’t get my head around that image somehow.

   Posted by  on Mar 31, 2006 @ 09:26 AM

5. He was a politician wasn’t he? Ipso facto....

   Posted by  on Mar 31, 2006 @ 09:42 AM

6. There is an interesting story of how Haughey first raised his head into politics. It goes that he and a group of mates removed a union flag from the gates of Trinity College Dudlin and replaced it with a tricolor along with an ensuing protest and somewhat of a riot. It was victory in Europe day I believe. Something of a trouble maker even back then!

   Posted by  on Mar 31, 2006 @ 09:55 AM

7. That VE day incident is famous but I was unaware that Haughey was there. Is that true?

   Posted by  on Mar 31, 2006 @ 01:26 PM

8. Parnell..who knows but you know how most of it goes...legend, exaggeration..

   Posted by  on Mar 31, 2006 @ 04:30 PM

9. Has there ever been anyone in Irish politics who made a name for themselves by a concilitary gesture? The Haughey story is an mirror image of young Ian’s first forays into politics. Get everyone scared and fighting and then take charge.

   Posted by  on Apr 01, 2006 @ 03:03 PM

10. Paul,
    On Haughey and VE Day, I believe it all kicked off after the Trinity students burnt the Irish tricolour.

    Posted by  on Apr 01, 2006 @ 04:06 PM

11. Paul: “Has there ever been anyone in Irish politics who made a name for themselves by a concilitary gesture?”

    Not a word about the teapot The Boss gave Maggy.  Shame.

    Posted by  on Apr 01, 2006 @ 08:24 PM
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