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Irish Prime Minister Ahern addressed a joint meeting of Congress. In his remarks he spoke about relations between the U.S. and Ireland, immigration policy, and efforts to confront…

At a St. Patrick’s Day reception President Bush and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern talked about U.S.-Ireland relations. They had just come from a private meeting. The prime minister talked…

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern addressed a joint meeting of the British Parliament in the House of Lords.

The Northern Ireland Assembly held its inaugural meeting. The assembly was created as part of a power-sharing agreement originally envisioned in the 1998 U.S.-brokered Good Friday Accords.…

An RTE newscast regarding the Northern Ireland governance agreement was aired. It was followed by footage of speeches from the Irish parliament regarding the agreement.

Prime Minister Ahern spoke to reporters outside the White House about U.S.-Ireland relations, his meeting with President Bush, and the status of progress toward lasting peace in Northern…

Prime Minister Ahern presented President Bush with a bowl of shamrocks in an annual ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Both talked about the strength of relations between…

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern responded to questions and comments on the political situation in Northern Ireland in the Irish Dail, or House of Representatives. Members of the Dail…

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and other party leaders spoke before the Irish Dail, or House of Representatives, on the recent announcement that the Irish Republican Army had destroyed…

In the Irish Dail, members asked Prime Minister Bertie Ahern about the Northern Ireland peace process. Prime Minister Ahern had met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other party leaders…

Prime Minister Ahern presented President Bush with a bowl of shamrocks in an annual ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

During the week Sinn Fein and other party leaders debated the Northern Ireland peace process in the Irish Dail, or House of Representatives. Sinn Fein is the political arm of the IRA, which…

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern briefed members of the Irish Parliament on the status of negotiations on an agreement on Northern Ireland. The agreement would restore a power-sharing government in…

Irish Prime Minister Ahern gave a report to the Irish Dail on his trip to the European Union summit in Brussels. In his report, he talked about economic and social changes facing Europe as…

Prime Minister Ahern answered questions about a U.S.-E.U. summit being held in Ireland and President Bush’s planned attendance.

Prime Minister Ahern presented President Bush with a basket of shamrocks in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. He also thanked the president for his support for the peace process in Northern…

Following a meeting with President Bush, Prime Minister spoke to reporters outside the White House about the meeting and relations between the U.S. and Ireland. Following brief remarks he…

Bertie Ahern was re-elected Irish Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, by the Irish Dail. Following the vote, he and the leaders of the main opposition parties spoke of their priorities for Ireland,…

Prime Minister Ahern answered questions from members about the Northern Ireland peace talks and the resignation of First Minister David Trimble.

Questions for the Prime Minister from the lower house of the Irish parliament, called the Dail, from the previous Tuesday was shown. Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern took questions on the…