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category national | miscellaneous | news report author Wednesday April 02, 2008 11:36author by Justin Morahan Report this post to the editors

Mahon Tribunal difficulties appear to have finally forced his decision

Mr Ahern has just announced that he will retire as Taoiseach on May 6th

In a shock press interview Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has announced that he will offer his resignation to the President of Ireland on May 6th and will retire at the same time as President of Fianna Fáil.

He was surrounded by Cabinet membersas he made the announcement and left without taking questions immediately after readinfg out his statement. As he left he was applauded by his Cabinet.

The announcement came before the opening of the Dáil where he was expecting difficult questions about the truth of his evidence before the Mahon Tribunal.

If the Mahon Tribunal was the cause, it is significant that he is stepping down because of this rather than for having destroyed Ireland's neutrality by supporting war without Dáil ratification and on an ongoing basis by his support for the US role in the ongoing war there.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Bertie's Resigned!     H.    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:26 
 2   stake anyone?     bodser    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:36 
 3   Yes, but...     Studentam    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:37 
 4   Hoo-f*&^ing-ray     Spiff    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:38 
 5   Ireland is April's Fool     Stuart    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:39 
 6   Fallen Mobster     Noddy    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:41 
 7   RTE POLL     newshound.    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:49 
 8   So, target Biffo Cowen now...     hohum    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:53 
 9   Distraction     paul o toole    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:56 
 10   boring but...     anon    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:56 
 11   RTE poll links to another question     Biker    Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:58 
 12   that poll in full     same sex    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:10 
 13   B€rti€     TaraTaraTara    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:29 
 14   Bertie Ahern is the great Irish political figure since the foundation of the state     FF voter    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:33 
 15   Good riddance to bad rubbish.     Cael    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:42 
 16   May he live long ...     Maura Harrington    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:43 
 17   A Time Of Deep Emotion     Des    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:45 
 18   Makes no difference really     Starstruck    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:47 
 19   Celebration at the Dail     Aine    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:48 
 20   RTE POLLS.     pollster    Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:50 
 21   BERTY     sean    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:01 
 22   Perjury?     anarchaeologist    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:02 
 23   Re: Cael     FF voter    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:10 
 24   Das Ende     Schaden Freud    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:11 
 25   Two useless specimens     Cael    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:16 
 26   accent recognition     Phil Ology    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:20 
 27   Re: Cael     FF Voter    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:22 
 28   does it signify?     lulu    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:23 
 29   Bertie the Movie?     Harrison Ford    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:24 
 30   Fianna Fail - the Landlord's Party     Cael    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:25 
 31   Bye Bye Bertie and Bob     Comet    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:27 
 32   resignation     Con Carroll    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:32 
 33   "John Gormley stayed Shtum"     Justin Morahan    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:37 
 34   Good riddance, but......     William Kilgore    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:38 
 35   empty vessels make the greater noise     mr cosy    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:45 
 36   never lie down     Con Carroll    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:47 
 37   never mind the...     Madame K    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:49 
 38   enda's interview     c murray    Wed Apr 02, 2008 13:50 
 39   brilliant insight     irish rant    Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:18 
 40   poor bertie     an aged Observer    Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:56 
 41   :O)     Seán Ryan    Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:27 
 42   One more for the hat trick     WT    Wed Apr 02, 2008 17:11 
 43   The AWFUL Truth     Henderson Kite    Wed Apr 02, 2008 17:42 
 44   Re: "Bertie" Comment     Henderson Kite    Wed Apr 02, 2008 17:50 
 45   Shannon Airport     Mike    Wed Apr 02, 2008 17:57 
 46   One down...     Fairhhill bye    Wed Apr 02, 2008 18:57 
 47   Media and message     Cork bowzie    Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:01 
 48   A new publication expected     Spinning Quickly    Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:11 
 49   So long...     dbludot    Wed Apr 02, 2008 19:41 
 50   treason? Cori?     Sceptic    Wed Apr 02, 2008 20:20 
 51   CORI traitors     Stuart    Wed Apr 02, 2008 22:17 
 52   House of Lords with Iain Paisley?     gurgle ribbid yawn    Wed Apr 02, 2008 23:45 
 53   If I were the sort to offer political opinions & contribute to cultural obituaries,     gurgle ribbid yawn    Wed Apr 02, 2008 23:56 
 54   @ Seán Ryan     Paul McCarthy    Thu Apr 03, 2008 01:03 
 55   LINK- Harry Bowne's article on Bertie stand down on Counterpunch site     Counterpunch    Thu Apr 03, 2008 07:10 
 56   expert tips on predicting the succession when Bertie ascends to the House of Lords     strategist    Thu Apr 03, 2008 15:16 
 57   Question for Paul O'Toole     Zac Lebrank    Thu Apr 03, 2008 17:14 
 58   History repeats itself     Vladimir    Thu Apr 03, 2008 19:00 
 59   With Ahern, Blair & Paisley looking down on us from the House of Lords - what can we expect?     gurgle ribbid yawn    Thu Apr 03, 2008 22:42 
 60   Gawd bless him!     Hubris    Fri Apr 04, 2008 02:00 
 61   Nit picky observation     Mike    Sat Apr 05, 2008 17:40 
 62   I thought they were series A Irish ten shilling & twenty pound notes.     shocked    Sat Apr 05, 2008 23:52 
 63   anti-poverty     giggle    Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:55 
 64   Feckin' Nitpickers     Hubris    Mon Apr 07, 2008 16:59 


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