![]() Then, in one of the most defining scandals in the history of modern Ireland - The Arms Crisis of 1970 - he was accused of attempting to supply northern nationalists with guns and ammunitions. ![]() In 'A Failed Political Entity' Stephen Kelly uncovers the complex motives that underlie Haughey's fervent attitude towards the political and sectarian violence that was raging across the border.Early in Haughey's governmental career he took a hard line against the IRA, leading many to think he was antipathetic towards the situation in Northern Ireland. ![]() Charles Haughey maintained one of the most controversial and brilliant careers in the history of Irish politics, but for every stage in his mounting success there was one issue that complicated, and almost devastated, his ambitions to lead Irish politics: Northern Ireland. ![]()
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