Ahern sorry over suicide remarks
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The Taoiseach apologises for suggesting people who moaned about the economy should commit suicide.
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Peter Hain apologises "for any embarrassment" caused over donations but says he is to get on with his cabinet jobs.
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Irish premier Bertie Ahern celebrates 10 years as leader of Fianna Fail today, but will not be resting on his laurels just yet.
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Northern Ireland's politicians must decide once and for all, within a few days, whether to unite to refloat the province's peace process, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said on Wednesday. "People want a decision," Ahern told reporters after talks with Britain's Tony Blair. "We have to call it within a matter of days."
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Prime Minister Bertie Ahern faced mounting pressure Friday to explain why he received money from Irish businessmen in England, a scandal threatening to torpedo his leadership after nine years in power.Comment
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The head of the equality watchdog said sorry Monday after causing a stink with an off-colour joke about the late Queen Mother during an after-dinner speech.
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The IRA must make a clear statement on ending illegal activity, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says.
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An Irish magazine has apologized to Tiger Woods, in Straffan, Ireland, for the Ryder Cup, for publishing nude photos wrongly identified as his wife.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern says he received loans from friends when he was finance minister in the 1990s.
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Leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), said Sunday he &quot;regrets&quot; the Birmingham pub bombings which killed 21 people 30 years ago.
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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern rounded on the IRA yesterday for failing to sign up to a promise to abandon racketeering and other criminal activities.
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Ireland should give greater rights to homosexual couples, says Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
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The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is calling for the observance of three minutes of silence in memory of the victims of the Asian tsunami, at 11am on Wednesday morning.
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Political leaders have condemned the apparent murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan by her Iraqi kidnappers. Tony Blair said it was &quot;abhorrent&quot;, while Irish premier Bertie Ahern said her kidnappers &quot;stand condemned by.
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A man whose son died in the Omagh bomb welcomes a public apology to victims by NI's former police chief.
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Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, facing unprecedented personal criticism for taking money secretly from wealthy friends, confirmed Tuesday he received $62,500 from a dozen businessmen 13 years ago &#151; but denied doing anything wrong.
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The Irish Republican Army apologized for abducting and killing a Belfast teenager 31 years ago, a gesture that might signal the outlawed group's willingness to tell the truth about other murders.