Brian Lenihan

:Brian Lenihan was the name of two Irish politicians, father and son, who held government office in the Republic of Ireland. For the son, who is currently active in Irish politics, see Brian Lenihan, Jr.

Footnotes

1 Haughey systematically reviewed, repealed or amended Acts dating back 700 years in the single largest reform of the Irish civil and criminal code ever undertaken. Though a highly controversial politician, Haughey's reforms as Justice Minister (1961-1964) remain universally praised by supporters and opponents alike.

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2 Both still exist, alongside a third since created, Dublin City University, formerly the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin (NIHE, Dublin).

Related Topics:
Dublin City University - National Institute for Higher Education

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3 Sunday Independent.

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4 Oxo is a top-selling brand of stock cube.

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5 Though posing as a very wealthy man, and living in a former viceregal summer residence on the outskirts of Dublin, Haughey was revealed in the Moriarty Tribunal to have been bankrolled by rich businessmen, who made multi-million pound donations to him to enable him to avoid bankruptcy.

Related Topics:
Moriarty Tribunal - Bankruptcy

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6Of the nine presidential elections held before 1990 (1938, 1945, 1952, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983) one candidate had been elected unopposed one five occasions (1938, 1952, 1974, 1976, 1983).

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7 In the event, Haughey did face another leadership heave directly after the election requested by FitzGerald and granted by President Hillery. However efforts to replace Haughey by Desmond O'Malley as the Fianna Fail nominee for taoiseach failed.

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8 Fergus Finlay, a senior aide to Labour leader Dick Spring, was telephoned by an anonymous source will details of the threat. (The source, challenged as to his trustworthiness, gave Finlay personal details that convinced Finlay as to his reliability.) According to Finlay, Haughey having told the Army Officer to "put me through to the President" and, on the basis of the President's earlier instructions being refused, told the army officer that he will be taoiseach one day and "when I am, I intend to roast your fucking arse if you don't put me through immediately." Finlay, Snakes and Ladders p.91. Haughey tearfully told the Dáil he never insulting an army officer and he never would. Lenihan in his subsequent account noted that no-one ever claimed Haughey had insulted an army officer but that he had threatened him, a subtle but important difference, and that Haughey never denied threatening the army officer, merely denied ever insulting an army officer.

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