Haughey Dies

**Ringo** · 20/06/2006, 5:54 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

I was talking to the Grandmother earlier and her long term friend passed away the other day. Now this woman has lived in Donneycarney all her life, went to Mass in the very same church everyday where Haughey was. The funeral was arranged for the same day as CHJ and low and behold it's changed just for this man. This is absolutley terrible considering what she has done for her local community over several decades. She was also be laid to rest in the same graveyard as CHJ and to add insult to her family they were told by the funeral directors that they are only allowed one hour to bury their loved. What a fucl<ing disgrace!!!

Normally in Dublin , people are buried the within one or two days. Haughey Died on Tuesday & the funeral was arranged for Friday. its unusal for such a long time between the Death & the Funeral, Your saying your grandmothers fiend died on the Sunday Or Monday or before?

**Macy** · 20/06/2006, 6:06 PM

Okay, maybe not technically a conviction, but he settled for �5.5 million in evaded taxes plus penalties. This is estimated to be under half of what he actually owed, but the revenue agreed to a quick settlement as at the time he was playing up to the tribunal that he was at death's door.

�5.5 million out of the pockets of the tax payers of this country when the country needed it most.

**Ringo** · 20/06/2006, 6:42 PM

Okay, maybe not technically a conviction, but he settled for �5.5 million in evaded taxes plus penalties. This is estimated to be under half of what he actually owed, but the revenue agreed to a quick settlement as at the time he was playing up to the tribunal that he was at death's door.

a bit like Rovers

**pete** · 21/06/2006, 11:41 AM

I think these stories of the great things he did laughable. When he left power in the 90s the country was still in a mess.

He setup the IFSC for his buddy Dermot Desmond & received some "donations" for his part.

He was a hypocrite of the highest order & if this country was run properly would have faced bribery investigation by the Gardai not some pointless Tribunal when people mislead as they choose with little consequences.

As said about he encouraged Lawlor, Burke & all the others who have got away with things.

He was entitled to his State Funeral although I didn't notice anything about & seemed very lowkeyt but i suppose its to be expected from a former & disgraced Taoiseach.

**Mental Man** · 21/06/2006, 9:29 PM

Dont forget lads that Haughey was responsible for setting up 1 of the most disgusting terrorist organisations ever seen on this island, Provisional Scum Fein/PIRA.
Now here we are 36 years later on and 3500 dead and not 1 inch of the 6 counties returned, I done a bit of research into the famous split in 1970 and fair dues to the Official IRA/ Workers Party, they called a cease fire and forewarned of a sectarian war, a guy by the name of Cathal Goulding who was chief of staff of the IRA and was in the process of leading the old IRA down the route of politics and to give up the gun but Haughey didnt want left wing politics to spread down south so thats why he funded the conservative/ ultra nationalist wing of the IRA and it became the PIRA.
Haughey had a a lot to answer for, he has some blood on his hands for sure.

**Ringo** · 22/06/2006, 7:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mental Man

Dont forget lads that Haughey was responsible for setting up 1 of the most disgusting terrorist organisations ever seen on this island, Provisional Scum Fein/PIRA.

And we're back. Feel free to express your thoughts on the man, bearing in mind that the usual rules apply about abuse in public forums. I'll allow opinions on this occasion, but if anything is stated as fact, it needs to be backed up. If you step over the line you'll be banned from this forum, so you might want to review what you're saying before you hit the post button. As should /always/ be the case in here...

adam

I think you'll find it wasn't that straight forward. Charlie Haughey AKA P O'Neill