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DES CROWLEY:DES CROWLEY, who has died, was a financial journalist whose career, which began in England, spanned more than 35 years.

He broke one of the biggest stories of his career when in January 1983 the Evening Press published his article stating that Charles Haughey owed Allied Irish Banks more than £1 million.