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05 Aug

Time to Sober Up Dublin!

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on dublin.metblogs.com

Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, doesn’t seem to think so. According to Deputy Ahern, “people would be staggering from premises to premises if we gave an opportunity to go from bar to late bar and then on to ... Continue reading »

04 Aug

Commerce must not deter Cullen from plain speaking

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on tribune.ie/section/news

This is particularly true given the doubts about China's record in Tibet expressed by Cullen's predecessor, the late Séamus Brennan, and by the former minister for foreign affairs, now justice minister, Dermot Ahern. ... Continue reading »

31 Jul

Jerry McCabe's son among new recruits

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on fenian32.livejournal.com

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy and Defence Minister Willie O’Dea, officiating for Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, attended the ceremony, at which 286 recruits graduated into the force. Among them were 85 women and 201 men. ... Continue reading »

30 Jul

Little bit of politics

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on thebeernut.blogspot.com

I’m sure the pints will be on the house wherever Dermot Ahern chooses to drink tonight. — Twenty Major. Today, as you're all no doubt aware, marks the coming into effect of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008. This knee-jerk piece of ... Continue reading »

28 Jul

Minister signs in civil law amendments

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on irishtimes.com/breakingnews

Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern today announced he has signed legislation that has amended and modernised a number of laws within the civil law area.... Continue reading »

26 Jul

The Visas In The Cupboard

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on grandgesture.blogspot.com

Dermot Ahern has apologized profusely to the Somali woman who was granted refugee status in 2004. The Minister for Justice laid the blame on “profound system failures”, which is a way of saying that someone shuffled the paperwork into ... Continue reading »

European Court rewards sham marriages

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on greatdearleader.blogspot.com

In this context, it becomes all the more essential that Justice Minister Dermot Ahern stand firm against pressure from leftwing elites to back down on his Immigration, Residency and Protection Bill which will tighten controls on ... Continue reading »

24 Jul

Ahern signs order for new alcohol laws

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on irishtimes.com/breakingnews

Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern today signed the order to allow new restrictions on alcohol sales to come into force from next week.... Continue reading »

Minister hails drugs convictions

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on granthamjournal.co.uk/NewsFront.aspx

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has praised authorities who helped convict three Englishmen of the biggest drug seizure in the Republic's history.... Continue reading »

19 Jul

Gilligan interview regrettable, says Ahern

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on irishtimes.com

MINISTER for Justice Dermot Ahern has described as “regrettable” a decision by music magazine Hot Press to publish an interview with convicted criminal John Gilligan in Portlaoise Prison.... Continue reading »

08 Jul

Three reasons why Irish government needs to get its act together …

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on voteno2lisbon.wordpress.com

There is though comment today in the Irish Times from Irish Justice minister Dermot Ahern on French government proposals for “setting up European “police stations” in tourist areas staffed by officers from all over the EU major European ... Continue reading »

06 Jul

Top Dogs in the constituency

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com

This week saw the visit of the Taoiseach, minister Dermot Ahern and Minister Mary Harney to the constituency. Brian and Dermot came to visit Bellewstown Races where my party had a tent to fundraise for the local elections. ... Continue reading »

23 Jun

Cross-border cooperators say ‘YES’ to Europe

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com

The conference was opened by Irish Justice Minister (until last month Foreign Minister) Dermot Ahern, who as a deputy for County Louth has worked manfully to help bring EU cross-border funding to Ireland in recent years. ... Continue reading »

19 Jun

double jeopardy (not the movie type)

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on musinandconfusin.blogspot.com

Although the article says that new laws proposed by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern have been announced today, the actual text of the legislation hasn’t been published yet. In theory though, prosecutors will be allowed to reopen, ... Continue reading »

18 Jun

Political Games – Fianna Fáil and SDLP

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on ograshinnfein.blogspot.com

Indeed the FF committee set up to organize the move up north was headed by none other than the then Minister for Foreign affairs Dermot Ahern. The fact that FF installed their Foreign Minister to this position just says it all about ... Continue reading »

Transfer Courthouse - Pat McGrath

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on ballymote.ie

At the last meeting of Sligo County Council, Fine Gael Councillor Pat McGrath put forward a motion, calling on the new Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to retain the court services in Ballymote. Councillor McGrath told the Council ... Continue reading »

15 Jun

The people have spoken..

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com

The BBC is reporting that Europe Minister Dick Roche is “keeping [his] fingers crossed” and that Dermot Ahern has apparently conceded that the Republic of Ireland has voted ‘No’ to the Lisbon Treaty. More coverage of results here Adds ... Continue reading »

Al Gore For President of Ireland?

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on guywhite.wordpress.com

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern conceded the vote shortly after midday on Friday as tallies from around the country showed the treaty had been defeated in an overwhelming number of constituencies. “It looks like this will be a ‘No’ vote,” ... Continue reading »

12 Jun

A Yes Campaigner Who Didn’t Suck

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on richarddelevan.com

First, what Dermot Ahern said, then why I believe it’s effective: He starts out badly, threatening to go into abstract eurospeak: “The treaty is about trying to make the EU work better. To get 27 to agree is extremely difficult. ... Continue reading »

08 Jun

RTÉ International: It’s coming sooner than we think

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on rte2fta.com

“This new channel will provide the Irish abroad with a valuable link to home. “And I will be working closely with Minister Dermot Ahern to ensure that vulnerable groups in Britain will be supported in receiving the service.” ... Continue reading »


Who is Dermot Ahern?

Party: Fianna Fáil

Constituency: Louth

Dermot Christopher Ahern (born 2 February 1955) is an Irish politician and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform since 7 May 2008. He is a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth.
Following a cabinet reshuffle in 2004 Ahern received the coveted position of Minister for Foreign Affairs, thus becoming the first Louth TD to hold that position since Frank Aiken in the 1960s. Shortly into his tenure in April 2005 Ahern was appointed one of four special envoys for United Nations reform by the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan. In effect the four envoys acted as Mr Annan’s ‘eyes and ears’ around the world and presented proposals for reform at a special UN summit in September 2005. Ahern acted as envoy to European countries, on top of his other duties as minister
Ahern was appointed Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the 7 May 2008 by the new Taoiseach Brian Cowen
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