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Fri 10 Oct 2008FF the leader of low standards - Flanagan
A HISTORY of Irish political corruption would show Fianna Fáil as the leader of low standards in high places, Fine Gael justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan claimed.
In a strongly-worded attack, he said: “Over the past 15 years, the State has been rocked by sleaze and scandal on a massive scale, with Fianna Fáil politicians in the driving seat on almost every occasion. We all remember the Al Masri passports affair. Politicians such as Haughey, Lawlor, Foley, the two Flynns, Burke and, most recently, the former taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, were frequently aided and abetted by Mr Frank Dunlop.
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