Haughey to get full military honours

CONTROVERSIAL former Taoiseach Charles Haughey will receive full military honours when he is laid to rest with a State funeral this Friday.

Mr Haughey died at his Kinsealy home yesterday morning, surrounded by his family. He died, having received the last rights from his brother, Fr Eoghan Haughey, ending an 11-year battle with cancer.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern led tributes to his predecessor and will deliver the graveside oration at his funeral. President Mary McAleese will interrupt her current visit to Africa to attend. The Taoiseach insisted history would remember Mr Haughey favourably. However, he admitted Mr Haughey’s achievements had been “clouded” by recent revelations of the personal payments he received from businessmen while in office.