Written by John Carroll on January 31st, 2007
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According to a report on Newstalk, Bertie Ahern is still looking to press ahead with a Children’s Rights referendum prior to the next election. Beyond the purely electoral, there isn’t any really good reason why this referendum should be held separate from the general election, but that really isn’t here or there. What is though, [...]
Written by John Carroll on December 19th, 2006
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According to a report in this Saturday’s Irish Times, Bertie Ahern is considering a switch to the Liberal grouping in the European Parliament in time for the next European elections. Currently aligned with a group of right, reactionary, far-right and conservative parties in the ‘mishmash’ that is the UEN, it would appear that the desire [...]
Written by John Carroll on July 23rd, 2006
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In today’s Sunday Times, Bertie Ahern floats the idea of having the next election in early July 2007. If we are to take him at his word (and why wouldn’t we), this is probably designed at boring voters to apathy and to wear the opposition out with a never ending election. I am sure that [...]