Royal Yacht Squadron escorting Queen Victoria to Cork by George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson was bought by a private collector from Cobh for €28,000 at Woodward’s auction.

The Reluctant Taoiseach: A biography of John A. Costello

McCreevy explained he was objecting to Haughey’s leadership because there had been a lowering of political standards, mishandling of the economy, as well as the party’s failure to secure a majority in two successive general elections.