No ‘extra security’ for Ahern

REPORTS of heightened security around the Taoiseach following specific threats to his safety were being downplayed last night.

Sources close to Bertie Ahern insisted levels of protection had not been increased at his traditional summer holiday spot near Sneem, Co Kerry.

Mr Ahern had been reported by a Sunday newspaper to have been worried about his safety and advised by bodyguards not to go for walks alone.