Irish deputies vote PM Ahern in for 3rd term
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Irish deputies handed Prime Minister Bertie Ahern a third successive term on Thursday, putting him at the head of a government that will include the Green Party for the first time.
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Northern Ireland's politicians attend a third day of talks aimed at restoring devolved government.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern are due to publish their proposals Wednesday to restore the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland
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Bertie Ahern was on track last night to secure a triumphant third term as taoiseach.
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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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Ireland's Bertie Ahern was contemplating electoral defeat, but has acheived a remarkable victory, says James Helm.
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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.
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Bertie Ahern won re-election Thursday as prime minister of Ireland, extending his 10-years in power and clearing the way for a broadly based coalition government.
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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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THE ballot is finally to lay the bullet to rest in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, will travel to Belfast this week to formalise a historic agreement ...
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Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.
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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 Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was on course to win a third successive term on Friday but may have to find a new coalition partner to be sure of a parliamentary majority, pollsters and political analysts said.
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Counting in Northern Ireland Assembly election is to conclude on Friday with the DUP and Sinn Fein on top.
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Bertie Ahern was on track Saturday to become Ireland&#39;s prime minister for a third term after partial results and opposition leaders suggested he had clinched victory in a closely fought general election.
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Voters decided Thursday whether to stick with the 10-year-old government of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern or dump him, amid rising concern over Ireland's painful cost of living, crime and overwhelmed hospitals.
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"I never thought I would see a document with Fianna Fail's name on it that would make real commitments on climate change"  The environmentalist Green Party, perennial outsiders in Irish politics, voted Wednesday to join the next government and extend Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's 10-year run in power.Green leaders won a surprisingly easy ratification for their pact with Ahern's long-dominant Fianna Fail party following a daylong conference of party activists. After debating the government platform agreed upon Tuesday night by both parties' negotiators, Green Party members backed the deal in a 441-to-67 vote.'It is the proudest day in my life. After 25 years of struggle ... the possibility is there to see our policies implemented in government,' said Green leader Trevor Sargent. Read more