Irish PM's 'unlikely' victory
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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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Exit polls in Ireland's general election indicate PM Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail leading with 41.6%.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England, Sept. 18 -- Negotiations among rival Northern Ireland parties ended Saturday with no agreement to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that a deal might yet be achieved.
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The prospect of agreement this week on a return to devolution in NI is looking less likely, the BBC learns.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is on course to win a third successive term but may well have to woo a new coalition partner to be sure of a parliamentary majority, an exit poll showed on Friday.
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The DUP has not yet committed to power-sharing in Northern Ireland with Sinn Fein, says Gerry Adams.
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Bertie Ahern was looking for coalition partners Sunday as he sat on the brink of a record third term as Ireland&#39;s prime minister after his party emerged as victors in a cliffhanger general election.
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Bertie Ahern, Ireland's longest serving prime minister, appeared on course to win a third term and extend his 10-year hold on power after preliminary results yesterday showed his Fianna Fail party held onto much of its traditional vote in Thursday's general election.
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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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Politicians faced extra security Monday at the Northern Ireland Assembly as they debated their failure to forge a Catholic-Protestant administration &#151; an argument dramatically interrupted last week by a Protestant extremist with a bag full of nail bombs.
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Hungary's new prime minister looked to  have scored a major victory on Sunday when the opposition  failed to garner enough votes to pass a referendum giving  citizenship to millions of Hungarians abroad.
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High-pressure talks among rival Northern Ireland parties ended Saturday with no agreement to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that a deal "historic in its meaning" may yet be achieved.
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The odds indicate Ireland will pass the new European Union reform treaty in a referendum this year, but only just, an Irish bookmaker said on Friday.
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Take advantage of a pessimistic environment in Ireland.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern was the motor of the EU Constitution - but a Yes vote in Ireland is not a done deal.
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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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Despite pressure from the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland, three days of negotiations among the leaders of Northern Ireland&#39;s political parties failed