Haughey's daughter hopes 'frenzy of hatred' against him will abate

Charles Haughey's daughter has said she hopes that one day a balanced view of his achievements will come to the fore.

Eimear Mulhern said there was a "frenzy of hatred" towards her father at the moment.

She has also spoken out to deny reports that Colonel Gadaffi ever spent time at Mr Haughey's former home at Abbeville.

The 14-bedroom mansion has just been put on the market.

When asked if Gadaffi had ever been a guest at Abbeyville, she said: "Absolutely not. I'm not even sure he was ever in Ireland."

Eimear Mulhern says she hopes the public opinion of her father will change in time.

"I think that some day the truth will come out," she said. "(There is) a bit of a frenzy of hatred against my father at the moment, and it's not a balanced argument.

"Hopefully at some time a balanced view of his achievements will come to the fore."