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08 Jul 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 »
05 Jun 2008
Prison Plans Scrapped As Minister Opts For Australian Deportation …
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on gubuwire.com
Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern has abandoned plans to build a “super-duper prison” at the Thornton Hall site in North County Dublin after he admitted it was becoming “too bleedin’ costly”. The minister also revealed that any newly …... Continue reading »
28 May 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 2008
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 »
