Taoiseach backs call for UN shake-up

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday backed a call from the Pope for the institutions of the UN to be renewed to enable it respond better to an adapting world.

Responding to Pope Benedict’s World Day of Peace message yesterday, Mr Ahern also said he shared the Pope’s concern about terrorism.

“As we know from our own experience on the island of Ireland, no cause can ever justify terrorism and there are no circumstances in which it can be tolerated. In working against terrorism, we must also endeavour to address the conditions in which it flourishes,” he said.