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Bertie Ahern

Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited


By Darina Molloy

January 2000

October 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment

The pendulum continued to swing between optimism and pessimism in Northern Ireland at the time of going to press, with the main political parties still in talks and Senator George Mitchell poised to release his long-awaited report on the state of the peace process. Mitchell, hailed by commentators of all the persuasions for his role in securing the Good Friday Agreement, flew … [Read more...] about Quiet Optimism Over NI Talks – Mitchell Report Anxiously Awaited

News in Brief

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
October / November 2004

October 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

ROAD deaths in Ireland are on the increase despite the introduction of penalty points and a raft of new laws to curb speeding. By August, a total of 239 people were killed on Irish roads, 18 more than at the same time last year. Significantly, almost 50 percent of fatal accident victims were aged under 30 years... FILM director Neil Jordan was granted permission to use the … [Read more...] about News in Brief

Irish Government Faces More Fallout

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

The Irish Government is bracing itself for more fallout from the Flood Tribunal -- the statutory inquiry set up to investigate political corruption in Ireland. The Tribunal's first report has already become a best seller. It found former Fianna Fail Minister Ray Burke to be "corrupt," having accepted bribes from some of the country's leading businessmen and property … [Read more...] about Irish Government Faces More Fallout

Irish Government
Faces More Fallout

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

The Irish Government is bracing itself for more fallout from the Flood Tribunal -- the statutory inquiry set up to investigate political corruption in Ireland. The Tribunal's first report has already become a best seller. It found former Fianna Fail Minister Ray Burke to be "corrupt," having accepted bribes from some of the country's leading businessmen and property … [Read more...] about Irish Government
Faces More Fallout

Ireland Votes NO on Nice

By Mairead Carey, Contributor
August / September 2001

August 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

European Union foreign ministers, furious at the Irish electorate's decision to reject the Nice Treaty on EU enlargement, have ruled out any renegotiation of the treaty. While they insist that they respect the decision of the Irish people who voted 54-46 against the treaty, they will not reopen discussions on the deal and are adamant that Ireland will have to hold a second vote … [Read more...] about Ireland Votes NO on Nice

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