Ahern quotes Paisley in speech on North

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern borrowed the words of Ian Paisley today to tell a republican commemoration that a settlement to the Irish question was at its closest for two centuries.

Ahern quotes Paisley in speech on North

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern borrowed the words of Ian Paisley today to tell a republican commemoration that a settlement in the North was at its closest for two centuries.

Mr Ahern also paid tribute to his British counterpart, Tony Blair, saying the Prime Minister had achieved William Gladstone’s mission to “pacify” Ireland.

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