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...feverish betting has been sparked by intense speculation about the fortunes of Bertie Ahern, the leader of Ireland's largest party and seeker of an unprecedented third successive term as Taoiseach (prime minister). Five years ago, the gamblers weren't interested because Ahern was a racing certainty to be returned to office, so big wagers could turn into only minuscule wins. This time the field was wide open: Ahern was contending with intense media scrutiny of his personal finances and criticism of his government's efforts to improve the poor state of the country's health service. There were even...
...Blair's success in bringing the two sides together, engineered alongside Irish premier Bertie Ahern, has raised suggestions that he could turn his attention to a role in the Middle East after leaving office. Blair would be the first to recognize that the solution for one conflict doesn't simply apply to another, but he could, nonetheless, carry some valuable lessons from the Northern Ireland process...
...frisson by the freezers, as word spreads: Bertie is here. The people of Navan, northwest of Dublin, respond to their Taoiseach - the official title of Ireland's Prime Minister - not with fatigue or ill temper, but with an awe and affection usually reserved for rock stars. As Bertie Ahern kicks off his campaign for elections expected within weeks, he remains startlingly popular for a man seeking a third consecutive term. And if there's a reversal and he finds himself out of a job by the summer, he could be in pole position for the next major international post...
...being shot, but it is certainly no picnic. The weapon that would find itself in the hands of the CPD shoots four barbs that embed themselves up to 0.3 inches into a victims’ skin and deliver a 50,000-volt electrical shock. Cambridge Police Lieutenant Stephen A. Ahern, who was willingly Tasered at a public demonstration, told the Cambridge Chronicle afterward that, “It was the longest five seconds of my life. The electrical current feels like the pulse of a jackhammer.” Though the weapons are classified as “non-lethal...
...Cecelia Ahern, eldest daughter of Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern, is one of Europe's most successful chick-lit authors. Her debut novel P.S. I Love You became an international best seller when Ahern was only 23 years old. A movie version of the book, starring Oscar winners Hilary Swank and Kathy Bates, has been filmed and is due for release...