Dog day afternoon for leader who hasn’t been in hiding

IT WAS a dodgy day for the Taoiseach to be seen receiving €1,000 in a bookies.

Tue, 01 May, 2007 - 01:00
Shaun Connolly, Political Correspondent

Thankfully for Mr Ahern Paddy Power did not deliver the stake for the charity wager in a briefcase, but electronically.

“I’ve not been in hiding!” a decidedly grumpy Bertie tersely announced as soon as he came out of hiding.

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