haughey dead?

[leedy]

So says the BBC.

I am now bracing myself for all the obituaries describing him as "larger than life".

Comments

[biascut.livejournal.com]

I was actually wondering whose Taoiseach they thought we'd confuse him with.

[pisica.livejournal.com]

Oh, and take note: on the news splash page, he's the 'Ex-Irish premier'. Because obviously no one in Britain knows, is expected to know, or ought to be educated about what a Taoiseach is.

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

The Icelandic one, of course!