Irish PM looks for allies as 3rd term beckons
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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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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
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The Taoiseach is to hold talks with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in London on Wednesday. The two governments are at what Mr Ahern described as &#39;hopefully the decisive stage&#39; in their efforts to broker a deal in the North&#39;s peace process.
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A new round of Northern Ireland peace talks will begin this week with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern meeting Sinn Fein and other Northern Ireland parties before having discussions with his British counterpart Tony Blair, the Irish government announced.
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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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DUP leader Ian Paisley is to travel to the Republic of Ireland to meet Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern are seen here in October 2006.Comment
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern are to hold talks with Northern Ireland&#39;s political parties in London Wednesday in an attempt to relaunch
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Northern Ireland's parties are making big efforts to achieve a breakthrough, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern urged the Catholic Sinn Fein to make an early move on giving support for policing and justice in Northern Ireland to ensure efforts to restore devolved government can move forward.
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Northern Ireland's politicians attend a third day of talks aimed at restoring devolved government.
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The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister has expressed hopes for an improvement in the political situation in Northern Ireland in the coming weeks.
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Protestant and Roman Catholic political talks on restoring Northern Ireland&#39;s power-sharing government have ended in failure. British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, will seek new ways to move forward.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern are to meet to try to find a way of breathing new life into the faltering efforts to restore devolution to Northern Ireland.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - Northern Ireland&#39;s rival politicians face &quot;a moment of decision&quot; in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair
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Bertie Ahern secures a third term as taoiseach, but faces tough negotiations to build a coalition government.
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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.