This morning.
Former minister and leader of the Progressive Democrats Des O’Malley has died aged 82.
RIP.
Ex-Progressive Democrat leader Des O’Malley has died (RTE)
Update:
Mary Harney and Des O Malley outside the door of Dáil Eireann after Mr. O’Malley was expelled from the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party because he opposed party leader Charles Haughey taking over responsibility for Northen Ireland policy, May 18, 1984
This morning.
“Des O’Malley was a great friend and mentor. We had an enduring friendship that spanned 40 years. He spoke the truth and matched it with his actions. At a very troubled time in our country, his bravery was rare. He was the finest public servant I have had the privilege to know. May he rest in peace with his beloved wife, Pat.”
Former minister Mary Harney. a founder member of the Progressive Democrats alongside Des O’Malley.
The PDs were a great outfit in theory
What the FUPP Did You Just Bring Upon This Cursed Land.
RIP Des: It took courage to stand up the the dead-eyed thug that was Haughey, and his knuckle-dragging acolytes.
RIP Des: A man of integrity, one of the good ones.
He https://www.broadsheet.ie/contact/ died without admitting Lynch’s roll in the arms crisis. What O’Malley and his kind did to Captain James Kelly was unforgivable.
You will hear two things today about O’Malley. That he was a man of principle and that he broke the mould. Neither are true.
His opposition to Haughey was over snouts in the trough.
he founded a party of thatcherites.
rip and all that, but mostly meh.
..one of the most anti-democratic fascist moves by an Irish Minister of Justice was by a PD,he should at the very least have been disbarred for this smear,in abusing and weaponizing his position and the law against an investigative journalist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6t0lL4yAJg
…my first ever visit to the naughty step was for making what was perceived as a fattist remark against Mary Harney…today my comments are just deleted…