Bertie Ahern
Bertie Ahern
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahernis a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008...
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If they don't, we will intensify every single effort that I can physically and possibly do legislatively, and with the security forces, to break these organizations,
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There is absolutely no excuse for the disgraceful scenes in Dublin today. It is the essence of Irish democracy and republicanism that people are allowed to express their views freely and in a peaceful manner.
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Obviously we had wished to be able to present the proposals in the context of full agreement. (But) we are on the brink of an accommodation that would have been regarded as impossible not that long ago.
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I would be a disaster, to put it at its mildest, if any of the institutions were to slide. I think people need to think very, very hard,
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We have reached a point in the process where the parties must decide. We are giving them a reasonable but finite time to do so.
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President Bush is very much aware of the abhorrence that the people of Ireland and of Europe felt at the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by coalition forces,
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Such a proposal would show citizens the EU was working in their interests.
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It is extremely difficult, there is no hiding that fact.
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It is a momentous day for the people of these islands, north and south.
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The people on whose behalf you claim to act have spoken. Your ways are the ways of the past,
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There are so many differences in our policies I'd hardly get through five days.
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It is quite unacceptable that a member of Dáil Éireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifestyle by gifts made to him personally.
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Mr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction
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We were always dead against the war.