Haughey/Gregory [Paperback]

A housing crisis, a hung D?il and an unlikely alliance.

Haughey|Gregoryfollows the deal made between Tony Gregory and Charles Haughey in 1982, when Gregory took a surprise D?il seat - and suddenly found himself holding the balance of power.

Dublin's Inner City is devastated by unemployment and addiction  and the planners' solution is simply to bulldoze it. But the general election results in the novice TD, Tony Gregory, holding the balance of power.

Can Gregory use his vote to achieve something for his constituents? To do so, he will have to face off against the dominant personality of Irish politics - Charles J Haughey.

Colin Murphywrites plays about politics, and journalism. He is the author of a series of plays on Irish political history:Haughey/Gregory, on the 1982 Gregory Deal,Inside the GPO,on the Easter Rising, Guaranteed!,on the bank guarantee of 2008,and Bailed Out!, on the subsequent crisis and Troika bailout of 2010, all produced by Fishamble. He adapted the latter two for screen, asThe GuaranteeandThe Bailout(both produced by John Kelleher Media). He adapted the Charlie Bird bookA Day in Mayfor the stage. His verbatim dramas, Jack Duggan's WarandJudging Shaw(based on Fintan O'Toole's book of the same name) have been staged by ANU Productions. His short filmLeave to Remainwas made for RT? Storyland (produced by Treasure Entertainment). He writes a weekly column for the Sunday Business Post.

Irresistible& a fitting tribute& Thoughtful and thoroughly enjoyable Arts Review

Funny and fascinating slice of recent political history Irish Independent

The wit is razor-sharp... brilliant Politics.ie

That rough and ready aesthetic seems appropriate for the clash of personalities involved, as Gregory, a tenacious outsider, takes on the Prince of Power. Irish Times