In 2005, the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, announced the government's intention to resume the military parade past the GPO from Easter 2006, and to form a committee to plan centenary celebrations in 2016.

* Bertie Ahern ( 1994 – 2008 )

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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern noted the symbolism in a 2006 address in Edinburgh: Island of Iona is a powerful symbol of relationships between these islands, with its ethos of service not dominion.

The Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern visited Lesotho in 2000.

* 1951 – Bertie Ahern, Irish politician

Gianfranco Fini, leader of AN, was a member of the Convention which drafted the Constitution, while Bertie Ahern, leader of FF, negotiated the treaty as President of the European Council in 2004.

* June 26 – Bertie Ahern is appointed as the 10th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and Mary Harney is appointed as the 16th, and first female, Tánaiste, after their parties, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats respectively, win the 1997 General Election.

** Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach of Ireland

On 4 April 2007 in a sign of improving relations between unionist and nationalist groups, the newly-elected First Minister of Northern Ireland, the Reverend Ian Paisley, was invited to visit the battle site by the Taoiseach ( Prime Minister ) Bertie Ahern later in the year.

The Irish government followed a similar line to other EU governments during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, with the Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, condemning the actions of Israel as " reckless and disproportionate " and calling for an immediate ceasefire on both sides, while also condemning the actions of Hezbollah.

On 3 May 2007, following recent negotiations between the Progressive Unionist Party ( PUP ) and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and with Police Service of Northern Ireland ( PSNI ) Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde, the UVF made a statement that they would transform to a " non-military, civilianised " organisation.

It was specifically in his religious capacity that he first agreed to meet the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.

* Time reported Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern as warning his country against " upsetting the apple tart " ( i. e., apple cart ) of his country's economic success.

Their pressure backfired, particularly when his campaign manager, Bertie Ahern, named Duffy as the person to whom he had given the interview in a radio broadcast, forcing a besieged Duffy to reverse an earlier decision and release the relevant segment of his interview with Lenihan.

" Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said he " was a man of great integrity, decency and intelligence, who contributed massively to the progress of our country and he is assured of an honoured place in Ireland ’ s history ".

While Cardinal Desmond Connell called her action a " sham " and a " deception ", Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said it was ironic that " the Church was condemning an act of reconciliation and bridge-building between the denominations.

The then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern delivered the graveside oration.

It was attended by President Mary McAleese, the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, members of the Oireachtas, many from the world of politics, industry and business.

Another former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said

He was honoured with a state funeral which was attended by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, former Taoisigh John Bruton, Albert Reynolds and Charles Haughey, and various political persons from all parties.

Reynolds headed the Fianna Fáil negotiation team along with another Minister, Bertie Ahern.

Bertie Ahern, possibly one of Haughey's biggest supporters, remained as Minister for Finance due to his agreement with Reynolds not to challenge him for the leadership.

Reynolds ' Minister of Finance, Bertie Ahern, issued a tax amnesty for people who had outstanding tax bills unpaid and undeclared, provided they make some declaration of their previous income.

On 19 November 1994 the Minister for Finance, Bertie Ahern, was unanimously elected the sixth leader of Fianna Fáil.

In some Italian stories the scoutmaster is a tall, strong and wise ( but that fears flight ) goose called gran mogol ( the great moghul ), whose name is Bertie McGoose.

An English gentleman, one of the " idle rich " and a member of the Drones Club, he appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose genius manages to extricate Bertie or one of his friends from numerous awkward situations.

* Brian Cowen had his personal gaffes, misfortunes and bad luck mentioned in Biffo's Briefs, which were a variety of memos, letters and emails from beleaguered government ministers, his predecessor Bertie Ahern ( whose letters were often demands for money or snide remarks about Cowen's handling of the government since he took office, composed often in Fagan's pub in Drumcondra ) or enquiries from foreign politicians.

He is the eldest son of singer / songwriter Bertie Higgins whose ballad Key Largo reached # 8 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1982.

" B for Bertie " is a RAF Vickers Wellington bomber whose crew was forced to bail out over the Netherlands near the Zuider Zee after one of their engines was damaged during a nighttime raid on Stuttgart.

Bassett is the father of Madeline Bassett, whose mistaken belief that Bertie Wooster wishes to marry her is the basis of a major sub-plot in several stories.

The work was possibly by Thomas Bertie, a master mason whose work is evident in Winchester Cathedral.

Mansergh has been a strong supporter of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, whose financial affairs are under investigation by the Mahon Tribunal.

Also in residence are American family, the Creams, who must be handled with kid gloves to prevent their canceling a big business deal with Bertie ’ s uncle ; Audrey Upjohn, Bertie ’ s former headmaster, who still chills Bertie ’ s soul ; Upjohn ’ s insipid daughter, Phyllis, who is infatuated with the playboy kleptomaniac wastrel American, Willie Cream, and must be put off ; Bertie's old pal Roberta Wickham, engaged to be married to Bertie ’ s old pal Reginald Herring, who has written a caustic, libelous review of Upjohn ’ s memoirs and thus whose future depends on assuaging Upjohn ’ s wrathful soul ; and familiar face Roderick Glossop, eminent psychologist to the wealthy, is there in the disguise of a butler to surreptitiously assess Willie Cream's psyche.

Its most notable features are Plunket College of Further Education, St. Aidan's Christian Brothers School ( whose past pupils include the former Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern and the international footballer Liam Brady ), and the Holy Child Roman Catholic Church, a large redbrick church which is a well-known landmark to travellers on the N1.

Although this phenomenon was nothing new, ( the most famous example being Neil Blaney's " Donegal Mafia ") it increased significantly from the early 90's particularly in the Dublin Region with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's " Drumcondra mafia " and the separate groups supporting Tom Kitt and Séamus Brennan in Dublin South largely separate from the official party structure.

In 2005, a spokeswoman for Bertie Ahern stated he had no interest in using it, and he remained resident in his private home in Drumcondra in Dublin.

Mr. Bertie Ahern, the Irish Taoiseach, said on 27 September 2006 on the occasion of unveiling the new statue of Brown on Admiral Brown Way, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin: " Back in 2001, it was my honour to lay a wreath at the Admiral Brown monument in Buenos Aires and to unveil a plaque commemorating my visit there.

The absence was noted of Leader of the Opposition, Charles Haughey, and Lord Mayor of Dublin, Bertie Ahern, both represented by subordinates.

Twenty of the schoolchildren also met Bertie Ahern, then Taoiseach, during a short visit to Dublin.

** The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley, makes an historic first visit to Dublin for political talks with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

* 16 October – Taoiseach Bertie Ahern holds discussions with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Dublin.

* 12 December – Bill Clinton, President of the United States, arrives in Dublin beginning what will be his last international trip as President and meets with President McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and gives a speech in Dundalk.

* 7 February – Taoiseach Bertie Ahern lays the foundation stone of a new town called Adamstown, just outside Lucan, County Dublin.

In Bertie Ahern's cabinet reshuffle of 2004 he became Minister of State at the Department of Transport where he had special responsibility for certain traffic management issues in Dublin and the major cities, road haulage and the Irish Aviation Authority.

Ahern is a brother of the former Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader, Bertie Ahern and younger brother of former Lord Mayor of Dublin Maurice Ahern.

Although Dublin Central was the constituency of the then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and was considered a strong Fianna Fáil constituency there was stiff competition from other parties.

The Dublin Forum was launched by the then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2000, and since then has hosted a schedule of monthly public debates.

* Launch of the Fianna Fáil Dublin Forum-by then Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD