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06 Feb
Bertie Ahern and the tax exemption
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on kenfoxe.com
Obviously, the major concern for the Arts Council is that the operation of the exemption has come into disrepute because the public might perceive it as going to undeserving people, like Bertie Ahern. In that scenario, a new government …... Continue reading »
'Good Morning Voter from your Local Representative'- Bertie Ahern …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com
Tags: 2007 General Election, Bertie, bertie ahern, Cyprian Brady, Dublin Central, Election ephemera, election flyers, Fianna Fail, irish elections, Irish Politics, political flyers, Politics. 'Good Morning Voter from your Local …... Continue reading »
03 Nov 2009
Irish Wildlife – Boggus Gaagaa « Come on the Déise
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on deiseach.wordpress.com
Has “a lot of time” for Bertie Ahern, one of the few jackeens he has time for. Is full of half-baked tales when filled with drink e.g. that Dan Breen once hid from the Black and Tans in a bread bin in his mother's house. …... Continue reading »
Designcomment: Development As Freedom
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on designcomment.blogspot.com
What better man to play that role than Bertie Ahern? The truth is the Irish banks have lost the country's pension plan. Civil servants will not be paid next year. It is all gone. We might as well use that realization now and begin to do …... Continue reading »
27 Jul 2009
Crime Always Pays: Sheer Geneius
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on crimealwayspays.blogspot.com
… roaring all over the world, at anyone who'd listen, about how wonderful the Irish economy was – answer me this: how much worse of a job would Fidel Castro have done at managing the Irish economy than Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen? …... Continue reading »
Trimble Takes Centre Stage at Croke Park
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on korecgroup.com/blog
Bertie Ahern with KOREC's Liam Murphy. KOREC Ireland have introduced a new member of the Trimble family to Croke Park this week, not Andrew Trimble, but Trimble SPS, from Trimble’s range of specialist survey equipment. …... Continue reading »
McAleese warned of legal pitfalls as justice law signed | Student …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on studentsmart.ie/blog
Former President Mary Robinson and five ex-Taoisigh – Liam Cosgrave, Garret Fitzgerald, Albert Reynolds, John Bruton and Bertie Ahern – are automatically members. Members appointed by the President are Colonel Harvey Bicker, …... Continue reading »
'I put my faith in Bertie Ahern . . . I couldn't have been more …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on paddydoyle.com
Back in early 1998 I naively thought that all I needed to do was write to then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern pointing out that there was by then enough information in the public domain to justify an inquiry into the practice within the …... Continue reading »
Truth Coalition Ireland » Republic minister Dick Roche denies …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on truthcoalitionireland.org
Mr Roche, who is a teetotaller, disclosed that Bertie Ahern asked him out for a drink the night before he resigned. The 61-year-old said this was a gesture which convinced him something was wrong with the then Taoiseach. …... Continue reading »
Coddle Pot » I'm Forever Blowing Hot Air
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on coddlepot.com
Nearest Brother imagined this as more a fleeting illness than a lifestyle choice, and as an Irishman, it was his duty to undermine me in a manner more befitting of Bertie Ahern than Machiavelli. He tried to bet me out of it. …... Continue reading »
17 Jul 2009
An Bord Snip (the sequel)
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on paschaldonohoe.ie
Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen are the culprits of this. May the scourge of the electorate mirror that of future historians. It also means that we have to recreate politics in Ireland. That's why the debate on swipe cards in Leinster …... Continue reading »
Head Rambles » Blog Archive » You are cordially invited to a party
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on headrambles.com
When you come, please bring a bottle and your Cretin Of Choice. Seeing as I am holding the party, I'm going to bring three. Heh! Bertie Ahern, Mary Harney and that little bollix Gary Lineker. Any other suggestions? Rambles; Comments(1) …... Continue reading »
15 Jul 2009
Stephen Spillane – The Next Election
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on stephenspillane.com/blog
There is always talk of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern running but I don't see him getting many votes outside of Dublin. I think Crowley will be the Fianna Fail Nominee. Fine Gael. In contrast to Fianna Fail, the Fine Gael crowd dont …... Continue reading »
14 Jul 2009
In honour of Bertie…
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on paschaldonohoe.ie
Everywhere that I go in my constituency I see plaques in honour of Bertie Ahern. He's opened every hospital, shop, window and door in my constituency and there's a plaque there to remind us all of it. It's normally accompanied by a …... Continue reading »
13 Jul 2009
Fianna Fáil dog attacking itself! | Paddy Bloggit
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on paddybloggit.com
The different factions are said to include supporters of Mr Cowen, supporters of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, those who think Fianna Fail need a “strong man” like Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, an “anyone but Dermot Ahern” group, …... Continue reading »
31 May 2009
Munster Express Online » Archive » Atonement priest calls for new …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on munster-express.ie
Fr Michael Mernagh accused Bertie Ahern's Government of “talking out of a particular mindset which didn't have the needs of victims before them”.... Continue reading »
Gerry the Prod « Splintered Sunrise
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on splinteredsunrise.wordpress.com
Bertie Ahern, sleekit weasel though he is, may yet be done – in fact he'll have to be, if the astronomical cost of the Mahon tribunal is to be justified. And so it is with Frank the Canary. Not that Frank can complain about his …... Continue reading »
23 May 2009
The words of Bertie Ahern | The Hoff – Seamus Whelehan
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on corkmedia.net
Posted: 21 May 2009 03:11 AM PDT One of things overlooked yesterday when the report came out was the recommendation of the commission. The report.... Continue reading »
17 May 2009
Iris Eoghanaigh: 'Vótáil DUP, a haon, 'dó, trí'
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on eoghanach.blogspot.com
Fiú an tIar-Thaoiseach Bertie Ahern, sílimse go ndúirt sé ar na mallaibh go mbeadh móramh aontachtach de dhíth sula mbeadh Éire Aontaithe ann. Agus níl creidiúint ar bith fágtha ag aon fhocal atá scríofa i gComhaontú Aoine an Chéasta, …... Continue reading »
26 Apr 2009
E voting – Dublin.ie Forums
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on dublin.ie/forums
Is the reason they waited so long to scrap them because all the ministers involved have now moved on to different portfollieo's ie Martin Cullen/Bertie Ahern. 2. If it was based on a european system why did they not just copy the system …... Continue reading »
25 Apr 2009
Shabby Celtic tigers – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on krugman.blogs.nytimes.com
Paul, what you’re not understanding here is that Ireland is ‘just like us’ because ideology-driven American Reaganite ‘advisors’ were crawling all over Ireland in the 1990s, pushing Bertie Ahern’s conservative government to make the …... Continue reading »
Joe Higgins Euro Election Campaign Launched
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on joehiggins.eu
He frequently challenged the then Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, on a wide range of issues including land speculation and profiteering in the housing market, Government support for the invasion and occupation of Iraq and in defence of …... Continue reading »
24 Apr 2009
Friends like these!! « Machholz’s Blog
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on machholz.wordpress.com
Bertie Ahern got into high office because he was loyal to his predecessor Charlie. Now we have Brian who has received his thank you from Bertie .This kind of hand over is rife all over the country .It has always being who you know and …... Continue reading »
Views from the Emerald Isle: Erin Go Broke
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
When Taoiseach Bertie Ahern declared his resignation on April 2nd, 2008, Cowen was elected unopposed as the new leader of Fianna Fáil on April 9th. On May 7th, 2008 Dáil Eireann elected him Taoiseach. He leads a coalition government …... Continue reading »
29 Mar 2009
The Irish Chronical: Outrage Over 'Disgusting Portrait'
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on irishchronical.blogspot.com
Other members of the public claimed that Bertie Ahern could be seen in the portrait. Some went so far as to say that Liam Lawlor was clearly visible. “I ran outside and puked my lunch up on the street,” said one man. …... Continue reading »
