Bertie Ahern accused of creating ‘mythology’ surrounding role in peace process
John Bruton’s work on Northern Ireland ‘has been forgotten’, says ex-minister, as author suggests Ahern should be ‘a little bit more generous’ to others
Bertie Ahern
Sage Bertie Ahern, wry Joe Duffy and stoned-sounding Irish Maga fan: Radio reactions to Trump’s US election win
Radio: Ciara Kelly hears differing takes on Trump victory while Kieran Cuddihy meets jubilant Maga fans in New York
John Bruton’s former adviser says history of the peace process needs to be rewritten
Shane Kenny says the then taoiseach never received the credit due for his role leading up to the Belfast Agreement
Few would have thought a play about the fraught Belfast Agreement talks could be so gripping
The message that “contradiction is better than violence” is more relevant and urgent than ever
Mary O’Rourke, in the thick of it again – only this time, for the last time
Forty years in politics. A trailblazer. When she arrived in Leinster House in 1981, she wasn’t ‘just there to make up the numbers’, says Micheál Martin
Ireland’s corporation tax system ‘not sustainable’, says Bertie Ahern
Ahern claims Trump’s economic policies ‘are a threat to everything built in Ireland in my lifetime’
‘A remarkable woman’: Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her death
Ms O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwards
Agreement: No play about the Good Friday negotiations has the right to be this much fun
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Owen McCafferty’s writing cuts through the Belfast peace talks’ seriousness to find levity in personal stakes and political bluster
Mitchell Scholars programme ‘faces closure unless reliable funding can be secured’
‘Everybody loves the programme but nobody wants to pay for it,’ Trina Vargo of the US-Ireland Alliance says
Twenty five years on, there are calls for more North/South co-operation
Bertie Ahern calls for an end to prevarication and caution - ‘Get on with it’ he says
British government orders inquiry into murder of Pat Finucane by UDA
Solicitor was shot dead in Belfast home in February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries in attack found to have involved state collusion
Bertie Ahern calls for end to ‘paranoia’ over North-South co-operation
Former taoiseach says joint work could be done informally outside of institutions created as a result of Belfast Agreement
Fifteen things to expect in Leo Varadkar’s autobiography
Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
Schools abuse inquiry: Redress scheme could cost €5bn
We have an opportunity to learn from the very clear lessons of the past if we are to avoid a massive inquiry running for years
Ahern ‘worried’ for years that IRA ceasefire would break down
Former taoiseach speaks of obstacles to peace on 30th anniversary of IRA’s initial cessation of violence
Scale of inquiry into sexual abuse in fee-paying private schools cannot be underestimated
Past experiences show that Government faces onerous task in getting to heart of what happened in schools such as Blackrock College
Council of State meets to advise President on Bill bringing changes in Defence Forces
Members share their views on the constitutionality of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024
How Fran Rooney helped pave the path to iMessage and online banking
When the US president Bill Clinton used Baltimore Technologies ‘strong encryption’ service, it opened the way to much wider use of the technology
Bertie Ahern thinks directly elected mayors are a ‘stupid idea’. Here’s why he’s wrong
The new mayor of Limerick will have a job unlike any other in Ireland, with potential to strengthen local government and local democracy
Directly-elected Dublin mayor a ‘stupid idea’, says Bertie Ahern
Former taoiseach calls the upcoming mayoral election in Limerick a ‘mistake’, questioning powers of new office
Gastropub owners told to pay rent arrears to ‘accidental landlord’ IRFU
Owners of rugby fan favourite the Chop House were in dispute with rugby body over rented home in Dublin 4
United Ireland would be the ‘most desirable outcome’, Bertie Ahern says
‘Hard yards’ required to demonstrate that unionists and their traditions would be respected, former taoiseach says in advance of New Ireland Commission event
One sector of Ireland endures housing as a crippling monthly cost while another enjoys it as an appreciating asset
When it comes to housing, the world of Bertie Ahern compared with that of Simon Harris are radically different
State argues court should not allow Senator’s challenge to alleged secret deal with RAF
Gerard Craughwell claims any arrangement allowing RAF interception in Irish airspace is unlawful and unconstitutional unless approved by Dáil and put to a referendum
Treatment of Liz Truss shows there is still a bias against middle-aged women
It is true she was a very bad prime minister. But it’s also true she was never given a proper try. She was too weird, maybe she didn’t have enough friends, her ideas were too radical
Bertie Ahern would have called election for June in Simon Harris’s position
Former taoiseach told reporters at Fianna Fáil ardfheis he believed Coalition would run for full term
John Moran changes his tune on lobbying as he runs for Limerick mayor
Web Summit’s Lobbying Register absence; why Simon Harris won’t lodge in the Phoenix Park; and more bad news for EV drivers
‘Crucial’ to acknowledge ‘contribution and tradition of unionists’, Ahern tells 1916 commemoration
Former taoiseach says ‘it’s essential to foster generosity and inclusivity’ at relatives association event
Leo Varadkar deserved more in the way of tributes, says former taoiseach Bertie Ahern
Mr Ahern said that the Government is ‘goosed’ if Simon Harris pushes Fine Gael’s agenda too much
Leo Varadkar: Clear-thinking, decisive politician without the common touch
Varadkar achieved much personally but leaves unfinished business in housing and health with limited electoral success for Fine Gael
Seven lessons for Leo Varadkar from the career of John Bruton
Don't always take the advice of officials' and don't play into your opponents' hands - here's what the Taoiseach can learn from his predecessor
John Bruton was more complex than his ‘nice, straightforward, violently anti-IRA’ reputation suggests
Some of Bruton’s admirers think his role in the peace process has been unduly neglected
Tributes flow for Bruton after a quarter century at frontline of politics
Government Bruton led can reasonably claim to have played important roles in resolving the two great failures of the independent Irish State
John Bruton was ‘a deeply committed politician’: President Higgins leads tributes to former taoiseach
Leo Varadkar says former Fine Gael leader ‘one of the reasons I became involved in politics’
John Bowman: Peace deal forced Fianna Fáil to dial down ‘lost Six Counties’ rhetoric
State papers: Newly-released files show how the signatories to the Belfast Agreement came to view it as the least worst option
Bertie Ahern feared outbreak of violence between Provisional IRA and Real IRA in 2000, files show
State papers: Justice minister sought ‘pre-emptive round-up’ of 150 dissident republicans
Dick Spring: ‘I don’t want to sound like I’m lecturing or hectoring young people’
Having helped pave the way for the Downing Street Declaration and peace in Northern Ireland, the former Labour leader is wary of being seen to preach to generations with no memory of the Troubles
Hume and Trimble commemoration in Derry to be addressed by Bertie Ahern
Former taoiseach to speak at event at Derry’s Guildhall by video link
‘They attempted to kill John – they attempted to kill his family’: John Hume, the IRA and decades of death threats
Loyalists and republicans were opposed to the SDLP leader’s efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland, as these extracts from a new book by Stephen Walker show
Bertie Ahern blames the Troubles for Ireland’s economic woes in previous decades
Outside investors did not distinguish between North and South, tourism conference heard
Teaching the Troubles: What are students learning about the 30-year conflict in school?
In Northern Ireland, most students never study the Troubles while the education offered in the South is patchy
Troubles legacy Bill: Ireland taking a case against UK ‘could damage Anglo-Irish relations’
‘Extraordinary’ that Rishi Sunak’s government is pursuing legislation, says Bertie Ahern
Constitutional change may be needed to stop TD numbers growing indefinitely, says Ahern
Smaller constituencies could allow better balance between Dáil and local work, former Taoiseach says
Legal challenge lodged over controversial Northern Ireland legacy legislation
Victims campaigner seeking a judicial review arguing the Bill is a breach of his rights
Young people should educate themselves about Troubles, says Bertie Ahern after Wolfe Tones draw record crowd
Comments come after thousands sing ‘Ooh, ah, up the Ra’ during Wolfe Tones’ Electric Picnic performance
Over €87,000 spent upgrading underused Steward’s Lodge in Dublin’s Phoenix Park
House in Farmleigh Estate, refurbished for use as taoiseach’s residence by OPW, rarely used by office holders
‘Until the issue of the social contract is taken seriously, we are going to see the persistence of the poverty, the homelessness, the exclusion’
Priest, economist and campaigner Dr Seán Healy delivers a parting shot at the Government as he retires from his role at the head of independent think-tank Social Justice Ireland
The future of O’Connell Street: Will new developments make it better or worse?
The Clerys Quarter should help regenerate Dublin's main street. The building of MetroLink could have the opposite effect
Miriam Lord’s Week: Marty Morrissey’s godlike status in Clare provokes Senator into a dramatic U-turn
Oireachtas hearings over controversial payments at the public-service broadcaster provide spectacle set to run and run
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