Controversial life of Haughey set for movies

A FILM about the life and times of Charles Haughey is a step closer after the film rights were bought to Limerick writer Kevin O’Connor’s book and screenplay on the controversial Taoiseach.

Film company 2000 AD has secured the rights to the book Sweetie: How Haughey Spent The Money which sat astride the bestsellers’ list for six weeks in the late 1990s.

It is to be produced by Adrian Devane, who is travelling to a Disney conference in Burbank, Los Angeles in June to discuss details with studio executives with regards to the funding of the film.