Category: Irish Politics

Having watched Prime Time’s coverage of Ahern’s performance in the Tribunal yesterday I am somewhat dismayed. It took 14 minutes and three journalists to eventually mention the core reason for both the questioning, and the module itself. The question is this: Did Bertie Ahern receive a bribe from Owen O’Callaghan, either directly or indirectly? The…

In relation to the loan for almost £20k, and the fact that repayments did not start until 1995, Mr Ahern said: “I… let the loan there until the bank came after me about it.” (Q520) The money question is Q552. Counsel makes this assertion: The reason the first digout was the the non-round figure of…

The new Mahon Tribunal website has been ranked number two on Google for Mahon Tribunal searches. I wonder what the Tribunal will say when I start posting transcripts. And I wonder will they be mad that someone is actually going to the effort of making the whole thing easier to understand. And not just throwing…

UPDATE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE UPDATE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE Two things. 1. Tribunal transcripts cannot be copied and pasted. I asked the tribunal why, and was told it was in case someone modified them. That does not make any sense, it is a public tribunal, paid for by the public. If I wanted to…

The web weaved by Ahern is unweaving. Some things from evidence did not make it into the newspapers, yet again. This is usually for lack of space, but fortunately there is no limit on space here on the internet, so we can pour of the details here. I can understand why only certain sections of…

Ahern’s story of being stuck for cash in 1994 continues to crumble. The Tribunal does, I believe, think the £16,500 and the £8,000 payments to be non-existent. The £25,000 stg equivalent is just too much of a coincidence. The Irish Times seems to have got their sums wrong too, or at least they are forgetting…

It has probably been forgotten that during his tenure as Minister for Labour, Bertie Ahern introduced the following Bill: PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1991 The Act, it appears, was badly needed as a replacement to the Truck Acts. But what the Minister for Labour said is very interesting. Especially for a man who says he…

I established a group on Facebook calling for Bertie Ahern to resign. Much to my surprise, membership has increased quickly, rising to nearly 200 in two days. 1,000 members now looks entirely possible. Go join, if you agree.

Does anyone have a copy of Pee Flynn and his infamous Late Late interview? I’d love to see it up on YouTube…