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Entries Tagged as 'Bertie Ahern'

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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The Ahern Legacy

October 18th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Fact Check, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

Civil Partnership. No not Dermot, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who published the Civil Partnership Bill earlier this year  but our Dear Iar-Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. As you may have noticed Bertie has a book out and has been on the book tour trail both here and abroad and has been enthralling interviewers with […]

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Bertie Ahern signs for the News of the World

August 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Sport

It’s been a while since I’ve brought you news on a Bertie earner – being the recession and all I suppose times are tough for the Iar Taoiseach and the way he might scratch a few euros to make up for his pension levy losses. However news reaches us today of Bertie Ahern’s signing as […]

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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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Ya wha?

September 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Irish Politics

As if The Office of Bertie Ahern (and I’m referring to the concept – don’t even get me started on the cost of the suite of rooms with the shower and all!) wasn’t over egging it, tonight my feedreader lights up with news from Newstalk of Bertie’s preferred form of address in public. From Newstalk […]

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