general election. Following Albert Reynolds' resignation from cabinet, O'Connell supported him and is seen as one of those who helped persuade Haughey to resign when he did. O'Connell was appointed Minister for Health by Reynolds in 1992. He remained as Minister for Health until 1993, when owing to ill-health, he retired from cabinet and then resigned from the Dáil. Further controversy surrounded O'Connell's relationship with Charles Haughey in later years. It was revealed during the Moriarty Tribunal firstly that O'Connell was the middleman for donations from Arab tycoon Mahmoud Fustok to Haughey; and secondly that O'Connell had invested a significant sum in Celtic Helicopters, a business venture owned by Haughey's son Ciarán. In the 1970s he arranged a meeting in his home between Harold Wilson MP, then leader of the British Labour Party, and Dáithí Ó Conaill, a member of the Provisional IRA Army Council. Negotiations that night to broker a ceasefire were successful in the short term, but ultimately broke down. In 1988 he published a memoir, Doctor John: crusading doctor and politician. References External links 1927 births 2013 deaths Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Independent TDs Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 18th Seanad Members of the 18th Dáil Members of the 19th Dáil Members of the 20th Dáil Members of the 21st Dáil Members of the 22nd Dáil Members of the 23rd Dáil Members of the 24th Dáil Members of the 26th Dáil Members of the 27th Dáil Politicians from Dublin (city) Alumni of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 20th-century Irish medical doctors Presiding officers of Dáil Éireann Labour Party (Ireland) MEPs MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1979–1984 Ministers for Health (Ireland) Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Fianna Fáil senators People from Glasnevin Medical doctors from Dublin (city)