Ahern trades teflon for the whole truth

BERTIE AHERN appears intent upon cleaning up Dodge City. That’s the only logical conclusion that can be drawn from the Taoiseach’s behaviour in the past 48 hours.

Last night’s clear statement of intent that the booting of Beverly Flynn from the Fianna Fáil party will happen next week continues a pattern.

Far from the normal kicking to touch of contentious issues, the Taoiseach’s performance in Dáil Éireann on Tuesday when he dealt with the Government’s handling of the Judge Brian Curtin affair was refreshingly direct and categorical.