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Entries Tagged as 'Bertie Wobbles'

Bertie Ahern’s retirement speech

December 30th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Bertie Wobbles, Irish Politics

It covers everything even the gays and lesbians!  And yes I know the date in the speech says Thursday 30 January 2010 – emotions must have taken him over! Speech by Mr. Bertie Ahern TD, to the O’Donovan Rossa Cumann, Dublin Central, Thursday 30th January 2010  [sic] Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to speak […]

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How much is a Bertie Earner worth?

March 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Bertie Wobbles, Irish Politics

I’m waiting on the publication of the Oireachtas Register of Members interests by the Standards in Public Office Commission (they were on industrial action today so no phones answered!) RTE has information on the disclosures made by Bertie Ahern amongst others. Regular readers will recognise the Bertie Earner and how last year our Iar-Taoiseach went […]

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Bertie to miss Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis?

February 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Bertie Wobbles, Irish Politics, Recession

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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J’accuse

April 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Bertie Wobbles, Irish Media, Irish Politics

Bertie Ahern says that the media don’t seem to care much for parliamentary reporting anymore? Deaglan De Bréadún (subs. required) reporting a speech yesterday by Mr. Ahern says that the media are more interested in celebrity than parliament. …In an address to the Irish Parliamentary (former members) Society at Leinster House, Mr Ahern said politicians […]

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Eoghan Harris, the bloggers, grief and Michael Clifford

April 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Bertie Wobbles, Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, Tribunals

As promised earlier this week and I know it’s old news now but posterity and all that! The infamous interview that Senator Eoghan Harris gave on the Last Word on Wednesday when Bertie fell on his sword – and Harris’s spat with Michael Clifford. (I’ve also learnt how to cut and edit audio files tonight […]

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