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Bertie earns again

March 26th, 2012 · 5 Comments

So the other day I was wondering about the Bertie Earners and speculating if they would ever go away. Well they haven’t.   He’s in Nigeria, spotted by Clement Esebamen and others and he’s making a plenary speech. He’s there addressing the Ogun State Investors Forum.  The Honourable Bertie Ahern they tell us   …served as prime […]

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How long left for the Bertie Earners?

March 22nd, 2012 · 4 Comments

He regales audiences with a thoughtful and history-infused presentation as only an Irishman can, by sharing: the historical significance of Ireland’s late-20th-century peace process, the delicate strategy and skills he employed to achieve success, how to find common ground and strike a deal, what other countries, corporations and even individuals can learn from his approach. […]

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Bertie to miss Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis?

February 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Update: Bertie Ahern is home just in time for the speech it seems – expected to arrive in City West 45 minutes before Cowen took to the podium. I had today in my diary as one of the days Bertie Ahern, our Iar Thaoiseach, was due to be away on a Bertie Earner.  I previously […]

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His Excellency on Water and other issues

October 10th, 2014 · 2 Comments

Later this month in Cardiff a group calling itself the Interaction Council will launch a book of papers by former world leaders offering  ‘authoritative insights into topics from the Middle East and denuclearization of Korea to the water crisis and the future of energy.’ The InterAction Council (IAC) is a 30 year old association pooling the expertise […]

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