Comments on: Bertie Does a U-Turn and will Give Dail Statement http://www.irishelection.com/2008/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Irish Election » U-Turns Aplenty as Ahern only Going to Give Sparse Detail to the Dail http://www.irishelection.com/2008/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-63873 Irish Election » U-Turns Aplenty as Ahern only Going to Give Sparse Detail to the Dail Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:36:41 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/#comment-63873 [...] Bertie Does a U-Turn and will Give Dail Statement [...] [...] Bertie Does a U-Turn and will Give Dail Statement [...]

]]> By: P O'Neill http://www.irishelection.com/2008/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-63866 P O'Neill Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:59:45 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/#comment-63866 If he does go the route of making new admissions in the Dail and then relying on his legal challenge to keep those issues out of the Tribunal, that will be a fairly brazen challenge to the Greens to either leave the government or shut up. And yet Mary Harney has left herself the room to stay if Bertie's statement can be said (in her eyes) to respond to public disquiet. I agree with Gavin that we're in for an interesting week. If he does go the route of making new admissions in the Dail and then relying on his legal challenge to keep those issues out of the Tribunal, that will be a fairly brazen challenge to the Greens to either leave the government or shut up. And yet Mary Harney has left herself the room to stay if Bertie’s statement can be said (in her eyes) to respond to public disquiet. I agree with Gavin that we’re in for an interesting week.

]]> By: Gavin http://www.irishelection.com/2008/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-63863 Gavin Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:09:01 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/#comment-63863 Link to me is broken ;-( This looks set to be an interesting week. Followed by an even more interestingt week at the Tribunal... Link to me is broken ;-(

This looks set to be an interesting week. Followed by an even more interestingt week at the Tribunal…

]]> By: P O'Neill http://www.irishelection.com/2008/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-63856 P O'Neill Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:28:56 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/03/bertie-does-a-u-turn-and-will-give-dail-statement/#comment-63856 One index on Wednesday will be the chatter from the FF benches during Leaders' Questions. They've always been ready with the smart remarks during Bertie's previous performances but the material is surely a little strained at this stage -- and God knows what other dots might be connected between now and Wednesday. One index on Wednesday will be the chatter from the FF benches during Leaders’ Questions. They’ve always been ready with the smart remarks during Bertie’s previous performances but the material is surely a little strained at this stage — and God knows what other dots might be connected between now and Wednesday.

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