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Haughey

British

/ ˈhʌhiː, ˈhɔːxɪ /

noun

Charles James. 1925–2006, Irish politician; leader of the Fianna Fáil party; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1979–81; 1982; 1987–92)

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Minister for children and young people, Clare Haughey, who had previously nominated Ms Forbes for leader, posted: "I absolutely and completely support equal marriage. I am unequivocal on this issue. I cannot continue to support Kate's leadership campaign."

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Scottish government ministers Richard Lochhead, Tom Arthur and Clare Haughey have withdrawn their support for Ms Forbes, as has health committee convener Gillian Martin.

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Mr Blaney and Mr Haughey were eventually arrested and "charged with conspiring to import arms illegally into the state" but were not convicted.

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In May 1970, Neil Blaney and Charles Haughey were sacked as cabinet ministers by taoiseach Jack Lynch for their alleged involvement in illegal attempts to import guns into the Republic of Ireland.

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World record holder Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong successfully defended her 200m freestyle crown in one minute 51.65 seconds.

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