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Speaking last night at the Kennedy School of Government, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern hailed new hope in Northern Ireland and pushed for the United States to work closely with the United Nations in the global fight against Islamic terrorism...
Ahern was elected Taoiseach (prime minister in Gaelic) of Ireland in 1997 and played a major role in the creation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. His speech received two standing ovations...
Returning to the subject of Northern Ireland, Ahern spoke of 30 hard years in Ireland when every morning a political murder was the top news story, and pointless loss of life was the norm...
Ahern pointed out that under the Good Friday Agreement the people of Northern Ireland have the right to decide by majority if they ever want to join a united Ireland...
...willingness to support Trimble in an attempt to keep the peace process moving forward. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern must press ahead and ensure that these moderate voices remain ascendant. If all sides make a serious effort to grasp this new opportunity, perhaps Northern Ireland can at last receive the peace and stability that so many of its residents have long desired and deserved...