McCreevy showed moral courage in Haughey leadership challenge

McCreevy explained he was objecting to Haughey’s leadership because there had been a lowering of political standards, mishandling of the economy, as well as the party’s failure to secure a majority in two successive general elections.

People wanted to be governed not bought

THE 25th anniversary of Charlie McCreevy’s famous no-confidence motion in the leadership of Charles Haughey went virtually unnoticed last week. It was one of the braver political acts, and is worth remembering.