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Excerpt: Latest scandal to put FF in the shade. Saturday, February 12, 2000. OPINION/Marie Geoghegan Quinn. Some 21/2 years into the life of the Government and the economy is thriving, the polls are not half bad and the country is at peace, even if the peace process is in severe trouble. The Coalition has h
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Time for Action on Ethics. Monday, February 7, 2000. There must come a time when Mr Justice Flood and Mr Justice Moriarty, with the full authority and power of the High Court behind them, cite witnesses before their tribunals for obstruction, if not perjury, and refer their cases to the Director of Pub
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Revenue's inactivity kept tax frauds alive. Wednesday, February 2, 2000. OPINION/ Vincent Browne. Around Christmas, 1997, or in early 1998 I telephoned Denis Foley and asked him if he had an Ansbacher account. Ursula Halligan, now political correspondent with TV3 and then an investigative reporter
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Moriarty strikes again to upstage Bertie's big day. Saturday, January 29, 2000. OPINION / Dick Walsh. Ministers shuffled, a more vigorous Supreme Court, a Cabinet tour of the west and south, a new sports stadium in Dublin . . . Someone must have told Bertie Ahern that the thing to do as the Dáil resum
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Foley's joke puts Bertie's reshuffle in shade. Saturday, January 29, 2000. DRAPIER: Bertie Ahern will be in no mood for Kerry jokes this weekend. The best laid plans and all that. Rarely has a minimalist cabinet reshuffle been managed with such skill. Ever since Mary Harney started the ball rolling
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Excerpt: Friday, January 28, 2000. EDITORIALS. Reshuffle Overshadowed. The gloss has been taken off the Government reshuffle by news from the Moriarty Tribunal that Mr Denis Foley, a Fianna Fáil vice chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, held up to £100,000 in the notorious Ansbacher accounts for a number of years.
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Reshuffle Overshadowed. Friday, January 28, 2000. The gloss has been taken off the Government reshuffle by news from the Moriarty Tribunal that Mr Denis Foley, a Fianna Fáil vice chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, held up to £100,000 in the notorious Ansbacher accounts for a number of years.
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Excerpt: Irish victim mentality of the powerful is absurd. Friday, January 7, 2000. OPINION/Fintan O'Toole. Towards the end of the last century, or to put it more plainly, shortly before Christmas, I had a letter from Dermot Desmond. I had written about the Telecom scandal of 1990, in the course of which Mr
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Moriarty's inquiry takes us back to Telecom deal. Front:. Accountant used secret agent-style technology to pay Haughey bills. MORIARTY TRIBUNAL. Friday, December 3, 1999. OPINION/Fintan O'Toole. For a while now, we've known that Charles Haughey was happy to take money from rich businessmen while he was Taoiseach. For a
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - IRELAND

Excerpt: Ireland 1990-99. November 9th, 1990: Mary Robinson is elected first woman President of Ireland. Once favourite to win, Fianna Fáil candidate Brian Lenihan tells reporters that he was defeated by "an ephemeral rainbow combination ranging from the extreme right to the extreme right" rather than the controversy surroun
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Excerpt: Tightening belts for the chancer we knew so well. Charles J. Haughey: as the 1980s began, it was assumed he would be a dynamic Taoiseach, a man who would get things done, who had made himself rich and would do the same for the country. But it soon became clear he was no inspired leader.Photograph: Paddy Whelan.
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Excerpt: Wednesday, May 26, 1999. EDITORIALS. More Answers Required. The fall-out from the Moriarty Tribunal and the unacceptable behaviour of the Haughey years continues to threaten the Coalition Government. In the Dáil, yesterday, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, declined to answer questions from the Opposition parties abou
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Excerpt: Mr Ellis Departs. Blaney stance crucial as. Ellis resigns. Statement by Mr John Ellis. Ellis gives up allowance. of £10,000 a year. Ellis wrote to Ahern on beef. market in Iran. Angry farmers. say repayment more important. Ellis dug in. but was destined for long drop. Wednesday, November 10, 1999.
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Ellis dug in but was destined for long drop. Mr John Ellis: offering his resignation yesterday he pointedly thanked those party colleagues who had given him support and solidarity.Paddy Whelan. Blaney stance crucial as. Ellis resigns. Statement by Mr John Ellis. Ellis gives up allowance. of £10,000 a year.
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Excerpt: Low turnout, sympathy vote colour Labour victory. Dr Mary Upton (centre) the Labour Party candidate, canvassing with Ms Róisín Shorthall and Mr Eric Byrne.Upton elected. as turnout hits new low. takes seat for Labour. Editorial:. Labour Wins Lowest Poll. Friday, October 29, 1999. Labour has won a comforta
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Excerpt: An emperor stripped down in public. Mr Charles Haughey: given Ben Dunne's generosity to him, he might have bought his shirts at Dunnes Stores instead of from Charvet of ParisEx-ministers. not commenting on Haughey. Monsieur Henrot. from the Meurice recalls M Haughey. Opinion:.
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Excerpt: Questions For Mr Ellis. Pressure on Ellis. to quit committee chair grows. Saturday, October 23, 1999. Mr John Ellis is coming under considerable pressure to consider his position as chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food because of the latest controversies surrounding himse
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Wednesday, October 13, 1999. Amnesia seems to be catching in the upper echelons of Irish life, writes Denis Coghlan, Chief Political CorrespondentBertie Ahern has been developing a memory problem in recent years, and there are no signs of it getting better. The situation has deteriorated to the
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Questions unanswered in Shirts Week. Saturday, October 9, 1999. Inevitably this will become known as the Week of the Shirts. Every second Irish tourist to Paris will want to view 28 Place Vendome to see where the movers and shakers of the world dress themselves. They will have the added bonus down the street of t
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Ahern fails to clear up mess after Haughey. Ex-ministers. not commenting on Haughey. Monsieur Henrot. from the Meurice recalls M Haughey. Haughey's fine cotton. in time of hairshirts. Opinion:. An emperor stripped down in public. Saturday, October 9, 1999. By Dick Walsh. Fianna Fáil used to be ca
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Excerpt: Cabinet's Ansbacher list case fell apart. Taoiseach. says High Court report will reveal names. Opinion:. Vigilance required against undemocratic tax evaders. Let miscreants get their dues. Ansbacher. names await a call from the inspectors. Bruton. calls for leak investigation. Saturday, October 2, 1999. By Dick Walsh.
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Excerpt: The Ansbacher Names. Front:. Culliton is first casualty of Ansbacher. Ansbacher five. had business links since 1970s. Coveney says. late father was not Ansbacher depositor. Opinion:. Name and shame policy may end in immunity. Thursday, September 30, 1999. The Government should take its courage in its hand
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Excerpt: Ahern may be unable to defy the tide of anger. Ms Harney: those who thought that the truth would never come out reckoned without her quiet determination to get to the bottom of the Ansbacher affair.Front:. Parties braced for Ansbacher battle in Dail. Ahern says. name and shame' not a legal option.
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Excerpt: Harney's resolve rewarded in Ansbacher affair. Editorial:. Between Fury And Despair. Opinion:. What will happen to the guilty operators?. Front:. Ansbacher depositors may face jail. IIB profited. from Ansbacher deposits. Ansbacher names. formed Traynor's circle of friends. Unlicensed banking. Ansbacher deposits.
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: What will happen to the guilty operators?. Editorial:. Between Fury And Despair. Front:. Ansbacher depositors may face jail. Opinion:. Harney's resolve pays dividends in Ansbacher affair. IIB profited. from Ansbacher deposits. Ansbacher names. formed Traynor's circle of friends. Unlicensed banking. Ansbacher deposits.
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: Between Fury And Despair. Front:. Ansbacher depositors may face jail. Opinion:. What will happen to the guilty operators?. Harney's resolve pays dividends in Ansbacher affair. IIB profited. from Ansbacher deposits. Ansbacher names. formed Traynor's circle of friends. Unlicensed banking. Ansbacher deposits. Scale.
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Excerpt: Judgment may be suspended but can't be put off indefinitely. Monday, August 16, 1999. The Taoiseach will have to answer many questions arising from the tribunals, writes Ruairí Quinn. The two tribunals have risen for the summer and will not restart their work again until September. Both have continually reve
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Excerpt: The sins of the past are now clouding the future. Wednesday, August 4, 1999. OPINION/ Dick Walsh. Last week the political message most clearly heard was about the need for trust between the parties in Northern Ireland. This week the emphasis is on lack of trust between leaders and led in the Repub
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ireland.com - The Irish Times - OPINION

Excerpt: The sins of the past are now clouding the future. Saturday, July 24, 1999. Opinion/Dick Walsh. Last week the political message most clearly heard was about the need for trust between the parties in Northern Ireland. This week the emphasis is on lack of trust between leaders and led in the Republic. The Government, it s
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Excerpt: Ahern right to put in final push. Saturday, July 3, 1999. OPINION/DRAPIER. The end-of-term feeling this year as the House goes into recess is different in some ways from what is usual. The silly season atmosphere is not there. Too much of importance is happening. The Taoiseach and the British Prime
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: More Answers Required. Ahern rejects. claims of 'hiding behind lawyers'. Opinion:. Role of Dail could be undermined by tribunals. Wednesday, May 26, 1999. The fall-out from the Moriarty Tribunal and the unacceptable behaviour of the Haughey years continues to threaten the Coalition Government. In the Dái
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Role of Dail could be undermined by tribunals. Mr Ahern: little else he can do but let Moriarty tribunal take its course. Ahern rejects. claims of 'hiding behind lawyers'. Editorial:. More Answers Required. Wednesday, May 26, 1999. The Taoiseach's latest problem brings to the surface the unhealthy tension
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Strongman' Haughey looked after his interests. Saturday, May 22, 1999. Believe it or not, those who chose and for long supported Charles Haughey's leadership of Fianna Fáil were looking for a strong man. This may seem incredible as, with every week that passes, Mr Haughey and his legacy appear m
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Ahern has not eluded influence of the past. Saturday, March 06, 1999. OPINION/Dick Walsh. If there are plans to revive The Odd Couple, let me be the first to put in a word for Bertie Ahern and Padraig Flynn. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau were made for the parts. At their meeting in Brussels on Wednesday Bertie an
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Excerpt: All is rosy in Cowen's garden. Monday, February 22, 1999. PAPERROUND/Kathryn Holmquist. The Tyrannosaurus Rex of Tullamore - as John Bruton referred to Brian Cowen at the Fine Gael Ardfheis - sat hunched with a cuppa in his hand in an Ideal Homes-style kitchen fitted with all the mod cons a beleaguered politicia
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: All FF guns trained on media messenger. Saturday, February 20, 1999. OPINION / Dick Walsh. Micheal Martin wore his most plaintive face for the six o'clock news: "People, he said, were "sick and tired of the allegations that are coming out. He's right, of course; except that he and his colleagues are beginning to bl
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Excerpt: Haughey's 'interest' in Iraq a cause for shame. Friday, February 19, 1999. Perhaps the most far-reaching revelation from the Moriarty tribunal so far is Charles Haughey's offer to Allied Irish Banks in October 1979 that he could secure a £10 million deposit from a Middle Eastern bank. From evidence
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Taoiseach declines to answer questions. Wednesday, February 17, 1999. For the first time since scandals began to rock his minority Coalition Government, Bertie Ahern has hunkered down and covered up, writes Denis Coghlan, Chief Political Correspondent.Cleaning up the unacceptable face of big business
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: The many interests of Michael Murphy. Recent Fintan O'Toole columns:. Friday, February 12, 1999. OPINION/Fintan O'Toole. At the Moriarty tribunal this week, it emerged that five businessmen stumped up £292,000 in 1992 to bail out Celtic Helicopters, a company intimately connected to the finances
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Tribunals at Work. Friday, February 05, 1999. It would be unfair to compare the work-in-progress of the two tribunals established by the Dáil to inquire into payments to politicians and corruption in the planning process. Mr Justice Moriarty was appointed to follow through on the work of the McC
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Tribunal culture is based on mere gossip. Tuesday, February 02, 1999. My house in London came with a satellite dish, a thing I would not normally be interested in possessing. To my surprise, I am able to receive RTÉ Radio 1 on my television set, as clear as in Dublin 4. At first I thought I could get up in the morning,
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Questions Remain. Thursday, January 28, 1999. It was Mr Brendan Howlin of the Labour Party who described the Dail on RTE radio yesterday morning as the "chamber of accountability" in this State. But the Dail debate on the Gilmartin affair turned out to be another damp squib. Critically, it did l
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Government business will be more difficult now. Thursday, January 28, 1999. Bertie Ahern is being haunted by the fact that the culture introduced by Charles Haughey to Fianna Fail was an insidious poison, with a half-life that has lived on long after his departure from the political scene, writes Fergus Finlay
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: What has Haughey done to deserve disgrace?. Wednesday, December 30, 1998. By Vincent Browne. Charles Haughey beamed from the front page of the Irish Independent on Monday, photographed at Leopardstown Races on Sunday with his friend Dermot Desmond. Ten days ago he was the guest of honour at a farewell party in RTÉ, s
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Excerpt: Haughey - Full Details Needed. Thursday, December 17, 1998. There is a strong argument that the right place for Mr Charles Haughey is in jail. The possibility exists that he could, indeed, serve time if convicted by a jury on charges of obstructing the McCracken Tribunal. More forgiving citizens, on the other
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Excerpt: Public rights frustrated by individual's rights. Monday, October 26, 1998. The most difficult question surrounding the Public Accounts Committee's investigation into bank accounts is whether it will be legally free to make the necessary full inquiry and publish its results, writes David Gwynn Morgan
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Answers will prove acid test in tax scandals. Monday, October 12, 1998. We don't want, and we shouldn't need, another expensive tribunal. A scandal-weary population is right to expect speedy and comprehensive answers from AIB, the biggest bank in the country, and from the Revenue Commissioners. T
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Beleaguered Clinton sure of warm welcome here. Saturday, September 12, 1998. Drapier: There may be a touch of the Skibbereen Eagle about it, and obviously it is of little consolation to him, but were Bill Clinton's fate left to an Irish audience he would have little to worry about. Such is the lingeri
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Opinion / The Irish Times on the Web / ireland.com

Excerpt: Greed is hallmark of all but invisible coalition. Saturday, August 01, 1998. OPINION/Dick Walsh. Some political promises sound as if they're made to be broken. Some are kept though we'd be better off if they were not. Take the second group first: the public would have been well served if Fianna F
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Excerpt: Kerry rivalry causes Bertie much grief. Saturday, August 01, 1998. OPINION/Drapier. The ongoing tensions at a local level between Jackie Healy-Rae and John O'Donoghue have been the source of much comment over the last number of months in the corridors. Indeed, even Government TDs laughed the tensions off as
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