Explosive encounter

Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of Charlie McCreevy’s sensational motion to oust the then taoiseach Charles Haughey. Ryle Dwyer examines the traumatic events

Explosive encounter
Fri, 05 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
ANALYSIS: Ryle Dwyer

THE Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting of Oct 6, 1982 — to consider Charlie McCreevy’s motion of no confidence in the leadership of Charles Haughey — was one of the most extraordinary political meetings ever held in this country.

It was held in the midst of turbulent political periods.

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