Sean Haughey: A dignified son

Praise is due to Sean Haughey, son of former taoiseach Charlie Haughey, for his forthright reaction to the RTÉ drama about his controversial father’s behaviour in a political and personal life redolent of corruption, sleaze and betrayal.

Having broken his silence on Twitter by asking if it was “safe to go out again?”, he took to the airwaves on the Liveline programme to tell listeners of how the series had affected both his mother and his siblings.

Is it safe to go out again? #Charlie

— Seán Haughey (@sean_haughey) January 18, 2015