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Ex-Irish Taoiseach Haughey Dies [video 2min]

Former Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey has died at his Dublin home at the age of 80 after a long illness. Mr Haughey had been suffering from prostate cancer and associated complications for a number of years. Premier for three separate terms between 1979 and 1992, he was widely considered to be the most controversial Irish politician of his generation. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he had no doubt history's "ultimate judgement on Mr Haughey will be a positive one".
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