[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 75 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1135-E1136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MR. CHARLES HAUGHEY

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                         HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2006

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the passing of Mr. Charles Haughey, former Taoiseach of the 
Republic of Ireland, and to offer my deepest condolences today to the 
Irish nation and to Mr. Haughey's family and loved ones, including 
especially his wife Maureen, his daughter Eimear and his sons Conor, 
Cian and Sean.
  Mr. Haughey served both his constituency and the Irish nation with 
distinction and honor over his 35-year career in Dail Eireann. He will 
be most remembered for his key roles in laying the foundations for 
Ireland's economic rebirth, and in promoting and furthering progress 
towards a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

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  John Hume, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, praised Haughey, saying 
``he worked very closely with me in preparation for the whole movement 
to get a lasting peace and an end to violence with The Downing Street 
Declaration. He privately worked with me in the preparation of that 
Declaration . . . Charles Haughey made a positive contribution to 
ending violence and achieving peace on our streets.''
  Charles Haughey was a major figure in the history of the Irish 
Republic, and his work for peace and prosperity at home will forever be 
remembered by friends of this small island so important to the history 
of our own country.

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