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Bye Bye Bertie Ahern - Irish Taoiseach Resigns

Bertie Ahern has announced his decision to resign as leader of the country.


"Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern earned his nickname the "Teflon Taoiseach" for his uncanny ability to survive personal and political scandals, scandals which would have toppled a less gifted politician...

One of his mentors was the disgraced former Taoiseach Charles Haughey, who took millions of pounds from businessmen. He called Mr Ahern "the most cunning, the most ruthless, the most devious of them all"...

As Taoiseach, Mr Ahern presided over an economic boom - the so-called "Celtic Tiger" - which has seen Ireland transformed from a largely poor, rural, agricultural country into a prosperous nation, with job opportunities attracting immigrants from all over the world.

But the economy, largely based on an unprecedented property boom, has shown signs of flagging for the past year or two, while Ahern has been at the centre of a long-running probe into payments which he allegedly received from a property developer between 1989 and 1992." (Sky News Report)




A short "Bye Bye Bertie" Video:




Bye Bye Bertie - I only hope the next Taoiseach is as entertaining!!!
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