Taoiseach voted top statesman
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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 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 leader Ian Paisley and the head of state of the Irish Republic, President Mary McAleese, shook hands Monday for the first time _ another symbolic milestone on Ireland's road to reconciliation.Paisley, 81, for decades rejected any role for the Irish Republic in Northern Ireland, a predominantly Protestant part of the United Kingdom. Last year, he accused McAleese of being a deceitful politician who talked nicely in public but privately loathed Northern Ireland's Protestant majority. Read more
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The row between the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and the DUP over IRA decommissioning appears to have been resolved. Yesterday, the DUP announced it was withdrawing all contact from the Government after Mr Ahern
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Prime Minister Tony Blair accepts a job as Middle East envoy, says Irish PM Bertie Ahern.
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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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Hard-liners dominated the early returns Thursday from an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly _ and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.Comment
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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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LEEDS CASTLE, England : Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland&#39;s Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
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Parliament on Wednesday elected one of Hungary's wealthiest businessmen as prime minister, ending two months of political uncertainty.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is in pole position to lead the next government, an exit poll showed on Friday, but he may well have to find a new coalition partner if he is to secure a majority.
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Ireland's outstanding economic success shows the critical connection between political and economic freedom, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said in an address at Chatham House, London, November 17.
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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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Â· Justice minister narrowly wins deputy pollÂ· Brown pledges party 'with soul'
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Foreign Minister Phil Goff today officially confirmed the appointment of Speaker of the House Jonathan Hunt as New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland.
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The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has praised the contribution of the IFA to farming and Irish society in general.
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A new free travel deal for tens of thousands of pensioners throughout Ireland has been hailed by Prime Minister Bertie Ahern as &quot;truly historic&quot;.