Posted on 04/02/2008 3:17:51 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
DUBLIN, Ireland — Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has announced he will resign over a cash-payments scandal.
Ahern has told reporters outside his government office he will step down May 6. He has been Ireland's leader for 11 years, but his hold on power has steadily weakened since investigators alleged he secretly received cash payments from businessmen in the 1990s.
Investigators say they have uncovered more than $150,000 in undocumented cash deposits to Ahern.
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I like Ireland but this is BREAKING NEWS because?
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Ireland ping! That whooping you hear is Irish_Thatcherite, somewhere out in the proxy-server-error wilderness ...
LOL! I was just over in Dublin last week. Had some good craic regarding the Irish government. Scandal seems to be the only reason the Tiascoich(sp?) leaves office!
He had his own “Irish Sweepstakes” going.
He had his own “Irish Sweepstakes” going.
The Whatever-He-Calls-Himself - How can they use so many vowels, but still leave no idea of the pronunciation? It’s worse than French! - could move here and run for governor. Our voters love corrupt socialists.
Taoiseach
I spent a fair bit of time trying to learn Irish (not real practical, I realize) and the only thing I'm really sure of is that few Irish words are spelled like they are pronounced.
Example: Good night is Oiche mhaith which looks to me like ouch math. It's pronounced more like eehah wah.
Sounds cool anyway. :-D
He can always relocate to Chicago. Guys with skill sets such as his are always in demand.
The climate is nicer in North Carolina :-).
How weird!
And bring back IT!
bttt
playing the annoying thread cop?
They’re always after me lucky charms.
An English friend of mine admiringly said once “Oh you Irish have the best scandals”, and true to form Bertie doesn’t disappoint.
Slan Lat Bertie!
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