Haughey, Dunne and the Revenue: how Moriarty got it so badly wrong
Taking the totality of the report of the Moriarty Tribunal this week, there is no longer any “probably” about it — Haughey did destroy his political legacy. He was a serial perjurer, having perjured himself during the Arms Trial and in obstructing both the McCracken and Moriarty tribunals. He ritualistically evaded taxes and shamelessly stole money while enforcing a savage regime of cuts that hurt the poorest segments of society.
He was an amoral individual who repeatedly bucked the system and got away with it — in this life at any rate. He can now justly be described as the greatest Irish bucker of all time.