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Roscommon/Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice eyes up presidential bid

...has indicated that he may throw his hat in the ring. Among them include names such as former Taoisigh Enda Kenny and BERTIE AHERN as well as People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, MEP Mairead McGuinness as well as RTÉ presenter Miriam O’Callaghan. When he...

28 Aug 2017 at 14:30

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New documentary about the life and legacy of Martin McGuinness to be shown on RTE this week

...devil incarnate." Others interviewed for the documentary include former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Taoiseach BERTIE AHERN and Eileen Paisley, widow of former DUP leader Ian Paisley, with whom Martin McGuinness formed an unlikely friendship. The...

31 Aug 2020 at 18:44

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Longford Leader Columnist Mattie Fox: Good Friday Agreement dictates backstop is irreversible

...know why she would tear up a sacrosanct Agreement, drafted by US Senator George Mitchell, and signed by Tony Blair and BERTIE AHERN, with the then President Bill Clinton, among others, signing the front page, or why on earth she would describe it as...

17 Feb 2019 at 14:00

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SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017: Proactive committee ensures that Newtowncashel retains its very high standards

...did not have any information on it on the day in question. Also the plaque that commemorates the planting of an Oak Tree by BERTIE AHERN needs cleaning. The committee should also consider making more of the plaque that commemorates John Keegan Casey on the Hill...

09 Oct 2017 at 19:00

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Down Memory Lane in Longford: Bertie's first broken promise

...away like snow in the sunshine. For Longford and Roscommon people in particular the promise made quite definitely by BERTIE AHERN before the general election to appoint Albert Reynolds as some sort of special peace envoy in relation to the so-called...

11 Jul 2017 at 10:00

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Mattie Fox: Visit a person living alone and brighten up their Christmas

...finally passed to his eternal reward on Thursday 4. His passing drew plenty of commentary. I recall when he did a deal with BERTIE AHERN some years back as Fianna Fáil desperately needed another name to copper fasten it’s majority. Since they’d refused to...

18 Dec 2014 at 12:00

National News

Sean Kelly withdraws from Fine Gael presidential bid

...Gavin. Elsewhere, Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher announced his intention to seek the party’s backing and former taoiseach, BERTIE AHERN, has refused to rule himself out of the race. Although figures such as MMA fighter Conor McGregor and Riverdance star...

01 Sept 2025 at 16:51

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Mattie Fox: Frightening that people are dying due to health system failures

...heady days of nouveau riche developers, tales of excess were legendary. Many of the now bankrupt developers who followed BERTIE AHERN’s advice to ignore the silly economists predicting a crash - not to mention the ordinary person in the street - are...

22 May 2014 at 18:30

National News

Banksy and Warhol to feature in new Irish art fair

...for a long time about the foundation of the party,” said the renowned visual artist. “Having also spoken to Gerry Adams and BERTIE AHERN, I will be adding something to the painting in time for Art Source to represent the political side of his work.” The show...

18 Oct 2021 at 13:47

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: Fed up of ridiculous political photo opportunities

...App, etc., cannot manage to carry out a decent move without spoiling it by posing in some contradictory farce....remember BERTIE AHERN in his wellingtons? Standing knee deep in water? The mind boggles. And they wonder why we’re so fed up being assailed by...

30 Oct 2017 at 10:00

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Mary O’Rourke in Eason’s this Friday

...early involvement in politics: of the many senior political figures to whom she was close, especially Charles Haughey and BERTIE AHERN; of her two beloved Brians, her brother and nephew, both of whom died before their time; of her successes and...

02 Nov 2012 at 11:29

Northern Ireland

Micheal Martin apologises to Fianna Fail TDs and Senators after Gavin withdrawal

...campaigner Bob Geldof. “I don’t think Bertie would have made it, nothing against Bertie at all, I have great respect for BERTIE AHERN because of what he did for the peace process,” Mr Martin said. “It’s one of the single greatest achievements in Irish...

08 Oct 2025 at 21:32

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