‘A great father for so many reasons’

THE late Charles Haughey was “first and foremost” a great father, said his son, Seán, in a moving, personal tribute to the former Taoiseach.

‘A great father for so many reasons’

Mr Haughey’s son offered an insight into the Charles Haughey that only his family knew as he delivered a “reflection” at the end of his father’s funeral Mass in the Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Donnycarney yesterday.

The Dublin North Central TD, who succeeded his father as a public representative for the constituency, sought to counteract much of the media criticism of his father’s political life by highlighting many of his positive attributes.

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