Ahern hails IRA's removal of gun from Irish politics

The act of decommissioning by the IRA has finally taken the gun out of Irish politics, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.

Ahern hails IRA's removal of gun from Irish politics
Mon, 26 Sep, 2005 - 18:33

The act of decommissioning by the IRA has finally taken the gun out of Irish politics, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.

He said he trusted the verdict of General John de Chastelain, when he said that the paramilitary organisation had completely disarmed.

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