Ahern confirms support for photos
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He said humiliation did not play a part in proposals to secure a historic political deal in Northern Ireland. Both the British and Irish Governments knew the demand for photographic evidence of the decommissioning
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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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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 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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Sinn Fein's move to support the police in Northern Ireland leaves unionists with no excuse to balk at power-sharing, Ulster Secretary Peter Hain has insisted.As he prepared to meet Irish premier Bertie Ahern ...Comment
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Support within English football for controversial plans to take Premier League matches around the world appeared to be growing on Friday as influential figures including Arsene Wenger and Roy Keane voiced their backing.
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Northern Ireland lawmakers are gaining a role in the parliament of the Republic of Ireland for the first time since the island's partition 86 years ago.The government of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced Tuesday it will create a new parliamentary committee that gives places to Northern Ireland lawmakers elected to seats in the British Parliament.The 18 lawmakers from the British territory will be permitted to take part in debates in a newly formed joint committee on the implementation of the Good Friday peace agreement. But they will not be permitted to vote or offer any amendments on legislative bills. Read more
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TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has been voted Statesman of the Year by readers of a prestigious European newspaper.
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Irish PM Bertie Ahern says "all communication links" are being used to find out who is holding Margaret Hassan.
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DUBLIN -- Northern Ireland's major Protestant party broke off relations with the Irish government yesterday after Prime Minister Bertie Ahern indicated he had accepted the IRA's refusal to provide photographs of disarmament.
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Â· Taoiseach could retain power in new coalition Â· Vote count expected to take several more days
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The Defence Forces have come out in favour of Irish participation in the proposed EU battlegroups provided they are taking part in UN missions, writes Deagl n de Br ad n, Foreign Affairs Correspondent.
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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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A radical programme of green policies - slashing domestic electricity use, expanding renewable energy sources and reopening railway lines to discourage car usage - has been accepted by Bertie Ahern as the price of holding on to power.
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Ireland&#39;s Green Party voted  overwhelmingly on Wednesday to back a coalition deal that puts  it in government for the first time and guarantees a third term  for Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
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Photographic evidence of IRA disarmament must take people through the entire process, the Reverend Ian Paisley insisted today. As the British and Irish governments
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Reader Abhinay Tibdewal sends us a photograph.