Pádraig "Jock" Haughey (10 October 1932 – 10 October 2003) was an Irish

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er who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. Haughey began his inter-county career as a member of the Dublin senior team in the early 'fifties and experienced much success going forward into the early 'sixties. During that time he won one

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medal, three

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medals and two

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medals. Haughey was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level Haughey won numerous county club championship medals with St Vincents. His brother,

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, served as

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on three occasions between 1979 and 1992. He worked for Matt Gallagher as an engineer in the Gallagher Group. In the 1970 Arms Crisis, Haughey was investigated by the

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, suspected of having imported arms into Ireland illegally.

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