Ahern’s court move only fuels the suspicion he has something to hide

Many people believe there is no smoke without fire and what he’s up to is one hell of a smokescreen.

Not surprisingly, they are asking what the Taoiseach is trying to hide. Why won’t he allow questions about his statements to the Dail? Is it because he knows that he misled parliament?

HERE we go again. Here’s another column about Bertie Ahern and the Mahon tribunal. How much more of this can you bear? The easy option would be not to write this, to do something else instead. The fear for newspapers and broadcasters is that the public’s interest in Ahern’s dealings with the tribunal has become a serious turn-off for readers, listeners and viewers.