In June 1997, Bertie Ahern (born 1951) was elected as the Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of the Republic of Ireland. He became the youngest person to have ever occupied the post up to that time. Ahern was...
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Dublin (dpa)- Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Northern
Ireland's newly installed First Minister Ian Paisley were due Friday
to visit the site of the 17th-century Battl...
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Dublin (dpa) - The partner in Ireland's governing coalition, the
Progressive Democrats, are to "consult with the wider parliamentary
party" after receiving fresh information...
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Dublin (dpa) - Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
Finance Brian Cowen said that Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie
Ahern has the full support of the ruling Fianna...
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Dublin (dpa) - The field on which the Battle of the Boyne was
fought, associated with sectarian division in Ireland for 300 years,
became the stage of a display of unity Fri...
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, at the White House to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, said Friday that he hopes the U.S. Congress will embrace President Bush's immigration proposal that would affec...
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Sinn Fein leaders voted Friday to convene an emergency conference and confront a pivotal issue in Northern Ireland peacemaking _ whether the IRA-linked party should support the police.The move foll...
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London (dpa) - A new power-sharing government between Catholics
and Protestants could be installed in Northern Ireland by March 26
this year, British Prime Minister Tony Bla...
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Belfast/London (dpa) - Northern Ireland embarked on a new era
Tuesday as Protestants and Catholics joined in government in an
historic pact between former political arch ene...
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