Is the Bertie Ahern who stood up in the Dáil recently and announced the proposed release of Det Garda Jerry McCabe's killers the same Bertie Ahern who was lauded in some quarters for his statesmanship a few months ago during Ireland's EU presidency?

I WAS disappointed with the lack of impartiality shown by your political reporter Fionnán Sheahan on the TV viewing figures for Enda Kenny’s address to the Fine Gael conference (Irish Examiner, Dec 2).