He regales audiences with a thoughtful and history-infused presentation as only an Irishman can, by sharing: the historical significance of Ireland’s late-20th-century peace process, the delicate strategy and skills he employed to achieve success, how to find common ground and strike a deal, what other countries, corporations and even individuals can learn from his approach. […]
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Thanks to Ken Foxe in last weekend’s Sunday Tribune for the discovery that the cost of a Bertie Earner has risen by approximately 25% this year. And that’s before first class travel expenses for himself and his travelling companion are added on. The Washington Speakers Bureau still list the four types of speech that Bertie […]
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I’m waiting on the publication of the Oireachtas Register of Members interests by the Standards in Public Office Commission (they were on industrial action today so no phones answered!) RTE has information on the disclosures made by Bertie Ahern amongst others. Regular readers will recognise the Bertie Earner and how last year our Iar-Taoiseach went […]
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The economy may be in its boots throughout the world and the country in a big big mess (reading the ESRI report today is not for the queasy). However Bertie Ahern and his Office of the Iar Taoiseach are still finding invites to talk about the economic miracle that he (says he) was responsible for […]
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Only 6 days into 2009, Brian Cowen is busy preparing us all for financial armageddon, but his predecessor, our Iar Thaoiseach is starting to make hay while the sun does not shine. Before Christmas we heard about the book deal – Richard Aldous is to be regarded as Ahern’s partner (no not that type!) in […]
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