By 1989, Charles J Haughey has been Taoiseach for two years but the majority that he has always craved remains elusive. A bid for absolute power and a fitting legacy leaves him exposed as his enemies circle.
In 1982, Charles J Haughey seizes his opportunity to regain power and to lead Ireland onto the stage of world politics but domestic complications conspire to bring him down.
In 1979, the Irish Minister for Health Charles J. Haughey confounds his critics and succeeds in his bid to become Taoiseach, championed by a close circle of allies.