Proposal to name Port Tunnel in Haughey’s honour sparks row

A ROW has broken out among Dublin councillors over a proposal to name the Dublin Port Tunnel in honour of Charles Haughey.

The call was made by two Fianna Fáil councillors, Tom Brabazon of Dublin City Council and Michael Kennedy of Fingal County Council. They proposed that the tunnel should honour Mr Haughey in the same way that the River Lee tunnel in Cork commemorated his predecessor as Taoiseach, Jack Lynch.

However, the Labour Party yesterday rejected the proposal and also described any suggestions for naming the tunnel as premature.