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Republic of Ireland Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announced his selections for various government ministers to the Dail (pronounced "doyle"). Opposition leaders then commented on his choices.

After parliamentary elections, newly elected members of the Dail met to elect the prime minister. First they elected a speaker, Seamus Pattison, a Labour member since 1961, to preside over t…

The major issues, parties and prime ministerial candidates were examined. The election will be held June 6. Mr. Little discussed the elections and was joined by Mr. O’Connell via telephone f…

Members reacted to the recent I.R.A. bombing of the main British army base in Northern Ireland. They strongly criticized this action and expressed their views on the need to continue to move…

Irish Prime John Minister Bruton and other members spoke about the I.R.A. bomb that exploded in London on February 9, 1996. They examined its impact on the difficult peace negotiations and h…

Following a meeting with President Bill Clinton, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Dick Spring briefed reporters on the progress of peace efforts in Northern Ireland.

irish Foreign Minister, Dick Spring took members' questions concerning Prime Minister Major’s comments concerning the disarmament commission’s report in the House of Common on 24 January.

Members debated the issue of disarming both the Protestant and Catholic forces. They also discussed how this fits into the overall peace process. The disarmament commission completed its rep…

Members of the Irish Dail commented on the new Northern Ireland peace initiative announced November 28 by the British and Irish prime ministers.

Mr. Spring spoke about the reasons for famine in developing countries and how Ireland has tried to assist them in producing and procuring more food for their citizens. After his remarks, he …

The participants spoke at White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland. The conference is examining manufacturing, information technology, tourism, community developmen…

Members of the Irish Dail nominated candidates and then voted to elect John Bruton of the Fine Gael Party as the new prime minister. He defeated Bertie Ahern, leader of the Fianna Fail Party…

Irish political leaders discussed the future of Ireland’s government. In November, unable to keep his coalition government together, Irish Prime Minister Reynolds resigned. The conflict betw…

On November 16th, Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds resigned under threat of a no confidence motion. His Labour Party supporters refused to support him due to disagreement over the govern…

Mr. Spring discussed new efforts designed to bring about a peaceful solution to the status of Northern Ireland. Prime Minister John Major, Irish leader Albert Reynolds, and officials with th…

President Bill Clinton met with Deputy Prime Minister Dick Spring while on vacation to discuss the implications of the IRA cease-fire proposal.

Deputy Prime Minister Dick Spring talked about prospects for peace in Northern Ireland. This interview took place before it was revealed in the British House of Commons that the British gove…

During Irish Dail floor debate, solutions to the violence in Northern Ireland were debated.

For the first time, cameras were allowed to cover the meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Community. In the meeting, foreign ministers from the 12 countries in the EC discussed …

The Irish Parliament debated the nominees for prime minister of Ireland. Late in the debate a vote was taken to choose a new prime minister.