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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finite giving parties point process reached reasonable time
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.
again cannot opportunity quite talk therefore time work
They may not have an opportunity again for quite some time if they cannot make it work on this occasion. It is time therefore to talk and it's time to agree.
afford cannot prolonged sitting time
This is not a time for sitting back. It's not a time for complacency. We cannot afford a prolonged stalemate.
cabinets lifestyle should
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.
office politician ministers
Mr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction
war
We were always dead against the war.
years intellectual want
I've seen it over the years, the more intellectual they are, the more work they don't want to do. You have to do both, you have to be able to put in the graft.
suicide opportunity people
Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don’t know how people who engage in that don’t commit suicide.
hair yellow people
Some people dye their hair yellow or put rings in their noses
areas wrongdoing
I never condone wrongdoing in any area
integrity needs guarantees
The public are entitled to have an absolute guarantee of the financial probity and integrity of their elected representatives, their officials and above all of Ministers. They need to know that they are under financial obligations to nobody.
abuse aware bush coalition europe felt iraqi ireland people president prisoners
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,
momentous north people
It is a momentous day for the people of these islands, north and south.
extremely hiding
It is extremely difficult, there is no hiding that fact.