Irish PM Ahern on brink of winning 3rd term
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was on course to win a third successive term on Friday as voters swung back behind his ruling Fianna Fail party rather than gamble the country's prosperity on an unproven coalition.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern warned that Northern Ireland's bickering parties had just days to decide whether to back new proposals to break the stalemate in the peace process.
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Green Party leaders said on Tuesday they were ready to enter government in Ireland for the first time, giving Prime Minister Bertie Ahern the backing he needs to secure a third successive term.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern won a third successive term on Thursday, bringing the Green Party into government for the first time and cementing his position as one of Ireland's most successful politicians.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern's party has won the country's election, but failed to gain an overall majority. Who should he form a coalition with?
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern&#39;s Fianna Fail party has nosed ahead in the country&#39;s general election, receiving 41.6 percent support, according to an exit poll by broadcaster RTE released Friday.
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Bertie Ahern looks set to secure a third term as taoiseach after a  strong general election performance.
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Results from Ireland&#39;s parliamentary election are due Friday with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, battling to win a third term.
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Members of Ireland&#39;s Green Party vote on  Wednesday on whether to endorse a coalition deal with Prime  Minister Bertie Ahern that will secure him a third successive  term in office.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern is to answer questions in parliament on loans and payments he received in the 1990s.
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Opposition leaders begin weighing up on  Sunday whether to support a government led by Irish Prime  Minister Bertie Ahern after final election results confirmed he  was on track to secure a third successive term.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern is to be quizzed in parliament on loans and payments he received in the 1990s.
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Leaders of Ireland&#39;s Green Party said on  Tuesday they were ready to back Prime Minister Bertie Ahern for  a third successive term in office and enter an Irish government  for the first time after securing policy concessions.
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BELFAST  - British and Irish Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern were preparing to head to Belfast, hopeful of a breakthrough in the protracted deadlock over power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was elected for a third term in office Thursday, vowing to &quot;serve the people&quot; and work for peace after lawmakers voted him in at their first meeting since May elections.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was set to clinch a third term on Saturday after voters who have enjoyed the fruits of a thriving economy opted for stability over change.
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Bertie Ahern looked Sunday for coalition partners to give him a third straight term as Ireland&#39;s prime minister after his party won the lion&#39;s share of seats in the country&#39;s general election.