PDs died because of their association with FF

I THINK the impending demise of the PDs is to be welcomed.

Having largely come from within Fianna Fáil, and with their main agenda being the removal of Charles Haughey and the ethos which he represented within that party, there no longer seemed to be any particular reason for their continuation once Mr Haughey was removed from power.

It is difficult to judge the extent of their influence on Haughey’s fate, but they probably had some positive effect.