Bertie Ahern
Bertie Ahern
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahernis a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008...
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As we strive today to become one of the most vibrant knowledge societies in the world, our future economic development will depend to a large degree on our ability to generate new knowledge and to innovate,
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It is a momentous day for the people of these islands, north and south.
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I'm not a soldier and I don't want to be, and quite frankly I don't care about the brand name of the guns and that sort of thing.
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It's a landmark development. It's of real historic significance. We are enormously relieved that we can finally close this difficult chapter of the peace process.
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I would be a disaster, to put it at its mildest, if any of the institutions were to slide. I think people need to think very, very hard,
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Such a proposal would show citizens the EU was working in their interests.
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Obviously we had wished to be able to present the proposals in the context of full agreement. (But) we are on the brink of an accommodation that would have been regarded as impossible not that long ago.
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This is not good. The meeting was bad. Relations were bad. It was very hostile, even bitter... I don't like to see grown men bickering.
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People should not allow themselves to be deflected or disheartened, ... determined that, working closely with the British government and the parties, a way can and will be found to implement the agreement in full.
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It is our sincere wish that the Northern Ireland institutions be restored as soon as possible.
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It is extremely difficult, there is no hiding that fact.
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that the weapons and explosives are safely and adequately stored and cannot be used without the knowledge of Mr. Ahtisaari and Mr. Ramaphosa, who will re-inspect the arms dumps on a regular basis to ensure that the weapons have remained secure.
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This is an area in which our views are well known to the U.S. government,
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Your even-handed support and wise counsel continues to be an invaluable resource to us for our search for lasting peace,