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Bertie talks about Nigeria… again

April 14th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Irish Politics

Today’s Irish Times covers an interview given to a business research publication on Nigeria and what Bertie Ahern thinks must be done to improve the economy and how they can learn from Ireland’s woes.  (h/t to Mark Coughlan who brought the interview to my attention on Tuesday! ) Amongst other issues he mentions Public Private […]

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Bertie Earners are up 25%

April 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics

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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The Artist known as Bertie Ahern

January 5th, 2010 · 36 Comments · Irish Politics

I’ve spotted from the recently updated list of determinations from the Revenue Commissioners that Bertie Ahern applied for and has been granted an Artist’s Exemption for his autobiography – Bertie Ahern: The Autobiography. The book was commissioned by Cornerstone, an imprint of Random House for over €400,000 and has been noted for it’s less than […]

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Bertie Ahern signs for the News of the World

August 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Sport

It’s been a while since I’ve brought you news on a Bertie earner – being the recession and all I suppose times are tough for the Iar Taoiseach and the way he might scratch a few euros to make up for his pension levy losses. However news reaches us today of Bertie Ahern’s signing as […]

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Bertie Earner to Nigeria – Solving the Niger Delta Crisis

April 29th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Uncategorized

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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