‘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.

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.