Posted in politics/Ireland, Bertiegate on Sep 12th, 2007 3 Comments »
So he wasn’t surprised. That doesn’t surprise me. If he was surprised, now that would surprise me. So Martin Wall sat down in front of Bertie Ahern and Celia Larkin and opened a suit case of cash, and Bertie didn’t bat an eye lid, didn’t raise an eye brow, didn’t say “Whoa, dude!” or whatever […]
Posted in UK Politics, Bertiegate, Bertie, Politics on Aug 16th, 2007 3 Comments »
I’m not a religious person but I have to admit that when I picked up Alastair Campbell’s Diaries in a bookshop recently and read how he felt depressed after his resignation (shortly after the death of the Government scientist David Kelly) but ‘not depressed enough to do what Kelly did’ I found myself uttering a […]
Posted in Labour, Fine Gael, Irish election, politics/Ireland, Bertiegate on May 22nd, 2007 2 Comments »
How was the election for you? It’s a question that is perhaps a little premature as it’s still dragging on, with FG leader Enda Kenny, like a WWF contender knocked to ground by a devilish leg swing from an opponent he confidentially thought was floored, swinging back with the kitten punches of a child.
On […]
Posted in PDs, politics/Ireland, Bertiegate, Bertie on May 6th, 2007 No Comments »
“My name is George. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents.â€
This quote is from The Opposite an episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza, the middle aged short man with a pudgy demeanor and frumpy dress sense, not a million miles from our beloved Taoiseach, realizes that every major decision he has ever made […]
Posted in Property, Bertiegate, Ahern, Bertie on May 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
Ok. Let’s try to make sense of all of this.
First of all, the tribunal has been unsuccessful in its attempts to discover details of Bertie Ahern’s separation agreement. The Taoiseach has not disclosed this information, despite his very public statements that he has revealed everything.
Another problem is that the Taoiseach has cited the financial […]
Posted in PDs, Media, politics/Ireland, Bertiegate, Ireland on May 6th, 2007 No Comments »
The issues which arose last Autumn and which have re-emerged now and the disparities in the accounts given then and now are primarily matters for the Taoiseach and his party to resolve.
It is for them to address this issues. And it is for us in the Progressive Democrats to insist that they do.”
Posted in PDs, Irish election, politics/Ireland, Bertiegate, Bertie on May 5th, 2007 5 Comments »
“I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot.
Would that you were cold or hot!
So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,
I will spew you out of my mouth.”
(Revelations, 3:15-16)
In Dante’s Inferno, at the threshold of Hell, lie abandoned the apathetic:- “That craven crew / Of angels who […]
Posted in Irish election, Bertiegate, Bertie on May 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Lovely weather we’re having, is it? I was up at 6:30 this morning to feed littlest his good morning bottle and as I opened the bedroom curtains I was elated to see the empty street bright with early morning sunshine. Not a cloud in the sky, a clear Californian blue. It’s the sort of weather […]
Posted in Irish election, politics/Ireland, Bertiegate, Bertie on May 3rd, 2007 3 Comments »
On Tuesday I wrote about Bertie’s claim that part of the money he received in 1994 was used to settle a stamp duty bill.
I said:
“But stamp duty only applies when there is a house purchase. Bertie didn’t buy the house, so he would not have been liable for stamp duty.
Legislation surrounding stamp duty […]
Posted in Bertiegate on May 1st, 2007 1 Comment »
According to the Irish Times today, Bertie claims that he spent £50,000 sterling on refurbishments, £30,000 sterling of which was the cash that Celia Larkin brought back from England - minus of course stamp duty.
But stamp duty only applies when there is a house purchase. Bertie didn’t buy the house, so he would not have […]
