Former Government Press Secretary PJ Mara, above at the launch of Fianna Fáil manifesto on Health during the 2002 General Election Campaign, has died.
PJ Mara obituary: flamboyant character who was central to FF for three decades (Irish Times)
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Mr [Sean] FitzPatrick arrived yesterday and after quickly changing in his room, emerged from the hotel wearing a green Ireland jersey and a green beret. He asked to be left alone and attempted to cover his face with a rainjacket. He was relaxing in the company of a number of others, including PJ Mara [above], the former government press secretary and adviser to ex-Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
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Fianna Fail’s 2007 election manifesto launch (40 seconds in).
Under the watchful glare of PJ Mara, Vincent Browne does the journalism thing with Bertie.
“Might I remind PJ, 20 years ago we attempted to press the then leader of Fianna Fail [Charles Haughey] on his financial affairs and we we were obstructed from doing so. We were obstructed again in 1988 and I hope Fianna Fail has changed and we won’t be obstructed from doing so again.”
(Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
