Sir, - Judge Kevin Haugh stated: "I believe that the views and assertions of the Tanaiste. . .constitute an attack on the accused's character of a sort which I must assume would not be permissible to be made by the prosecution in the course of a trial."
As a juror in the Brendan O'Donnell case in 1996, I remember headlines calling him an "evil murderer" and "Satan's Child" appearing before and during the case. The barrister for the State successfully opposed all applications for a trial postponement. The barrister for the State was Kevin Haugh, prior to his appointment as a judge.
The public want to see Charles Haughey stand trial and accept the verdict. If he is not guilty, his name will be cleared. Yours etc.
Lorraine Mooney, Clonsilla , Dublin 15.