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28 May
Why I am Voting NO to Lisbon.
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on blogboyle.blogspot.com
A quote from Dermot Ahern, which was given in an interview in march, “there would be no dire consequences should the referendum go amiss, life will go on as it did after the French and Dutch rejected the European constitutional treaty …... Continue reading »
21 May
Deaf woman in landmark legal battle to lift jury ban
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on alldeaf.com
The High Court judicial review action, the first of its kind, gets under way next week amid mounting criticism of Ireland's outdated Juries Act and less than a week after Justice Minister Dermot Ahern approved a proposal to abolish the …... Continue reading »
19 May
Deaf Challange to be on Jury
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on attherimmm.blogspot.com
Last week Dermot Ahern, in one of his first forays as justice minister, announced, to much fanfare, that the Government was removing the upper age limit which prevents people over the age of 65 serving on juries. Seventy is the new 65. …... Continue reading »
18 May
It Should Have Been So Simple
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on everydayispaddysday.blogspot.com
One cannot imagine, for example, Dermot Ahern having a pop of Brian Cowen in the same way. All right. You can imagine it. But it's not like to happen, at least, not in public. Unlike the Democrats, it seems, to Fianna Fáilers, …... Continue reading »
24 Apr
Cluster Bombs conference in Dublin
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on jazzbiscuit.com
Take it away, Dermot Ahern:. The Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions to negotiate a new instrument of international humanitarian law banning cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians will take place from …... Continue reading »
23 Apr
The elephant and the wedding feast…
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com
But the chair of the Fianna Fail commission is foreign affairs minister Dermot Ahern who played a significant part in organising and hosting the wedding breakfast. Both parties have yet to consummate and that’s not a given but now the …... Continue reading »
22 Apr
What If They Want To Eat Our Braaaaaaains?
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on oneftroad.wordpress.com
However, my joy soon turned to disappointment when I realised that Willie O’Dea and Dermot Ahern, the men ultimately in charge of our defence forces, failed to address the question as to what Big Gráinne from Tuam and Mossie from …... Continue reading »
16 Apr
Panic-stricken Ahern is wrong - Gormley's Tibet remark was no …
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on garyfinnegan.blogspot.com
Claims by Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern that his government colleague John Gormley's reference to Tibet as a country was 'a slip of the tongue' appear to be…what's the word…bullshit. Environment Minister John Gormley …... Continue reading »
15 Apr
Dirty work at the crossroads
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on eureferendum.blogspot.com
Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern has even been personally assured that the European Commission will “tone down or delay”’ any announcements from Brussels “that might be unhelpful”. Oh dear. I am not going to make that comment again …... Continue reading »
Irish Government in EU Referendum Deception Furore
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on iaindale.blogspot.com
Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern has even been personally assured that the European Commission will 'tone down or delay' any announcements from Brussels 'that might be unhelpful'. Alarmingly, the email says that Ministers ruled out an …... Continue reading »
Irish referendum games
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on openeuropeblog.blogspot.com
Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern has apparently been personally assured by Margot Wallstrom that the EU Commission will “tone down or delay” any announcement from Brussels “that might be unhelpful.” It also says that ministers ruled out an …... Continue reading »
Irish Minister stands by Tibet comments
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on memoriesofmoving.wordpress.com
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern described the incident as “overblown” and said he didn’t think it would damage trade between Ireland and China, which is valued at 5.5 billion euros (8.7 billion dollars) per year. …... Continue reading »
13 Apr
Joint FF/SDLP candidate for 2009 European elections in Northern …
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com
Minister for Foreign Dermot Ahern said during a visit to Belfast that the party had received hundreds of submissions over the past few months and there was a feeling that the consultation period should be extended to the summer to …... Continue reading »
10 Apr
Gagging clause 'wouldn't stop Irish athletes boycotting ceremony'
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on boycott2008games.blogspot.com
Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern and Sports Minister Seamus Brennan believe the ceremony should not be boycotted. Senator David Norris said Rule 51 supported “the nonsensical idea that the games are not political”. …... Continue reading »
New Irish Prime Minister
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on americanirish.blogspot.com
Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said he would not run for the job and would support Cowen, a former foreign minister himself, though he thought it unfair that Bertie Ahern had named Cowen as his preferred successor. …... Continue reading »
06 Apr
The other Treaty
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on 73man.blogspot.com
Well, in the press conference that Dermot Ahern had for it (there _were_ other news items you know!) he stated that. “the Government is satisfied “Ireland's capacity to safeguard its interests will not be materially affected” by the …... Continue reading »
03 Apr
Priorities in a world gone mad
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sharona.wordpress.com
But it has to be said, the appearance of grumpiness versus the admitted use of political donations for personal use? Are ye joking? News just in: Dermot Ahern is out of the running - let the coronation begin, grumpy or not.... Continue reading »
Should the China Olympics be boycotted?
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on gaire.com
Should the China Olympics be boycotted? Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern said the Government does not support the principle of boycotting the Chinese Olympics over the ongoing crisis in.... Continue reading »
The chairman blows the Centre’s trumpet (a little)
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com
… for Public Finance and Accountancy – the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, said: ‘Practical North-South cooperation for mutual benefit is one of the cornerstones of both the Belfast and St Andrews Agreements. …... Continue reading »
Freedom for Tibet
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on cuffestreet.blogspot.com
Dermot Ahern’s statement this morning said that he deplores the loss of life that has occurred in Tibet and neighbouring Provinces in China, and calls for maximum restraint on all sides and for the release of imprisoned peaceful …... Continue reading »
22 Mar
Chinese soldiers murder Tibetans
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on skinflicks.blogspot.com
Visit the Free Tibet campaign. And please write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, via the departmental website and ask what your government is doing to protest against the Chinese murder of the people of Tibet.... Continue reading »
20 Mar
Could this be the beginning of the end?
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on skinflicks.blogspot.com
We in the privilege of European democracies must keep the pressure on the Chinese. Write to the Department of Foreign Affairs demanding a statement of condemnation from Dermot Ahern. And boycott the Beijing genocide Olympics.... Continue reading »
10 Mar
Dermot Ahern - no blood relation to Bertie , but seems to share …
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on 1169andcounting.blogspot.com
The same minister (Dermot Ahern , State minister for foreign affairs) gave us an insight last week into the mentality that we had been led to believe * had departed Fianna Fail - ” Charles Haughey was a great politician , ” he said on …... Continue reading »
08 Mar
Angel of the North-South?
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com
Today, the Republic of Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dermot Ahern, announced the launch of an international competition, with an allocated €5m, to select the design of the monument to be sited at Carrickcarnan, Co Louth, …... Continue reading »
05 Mar
Ireland’s new foreign project: Timor-Leste
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on streetsofdublin.wordpress.com
Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern named Timor-Leste as a test case for a new Conflict Resolution Unit in his department. The plan is to assist the tiny Asian nation to make the transition to a functioning democracy. …... Continue reading »
