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Article: Ahern can't let it all end like this, he must rise above the bitterness The backslapping and eulogising by the media makes you wonder why Bertie left office at all, says Brendan O'Connor.
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- Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- May 11, 2008
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Ahern can't let it all end like this, he must rise above the bitterness
The backslapping and eulogising by the media makes you wonder why Bertie left office at all, says Brendan O'Connor
By the standards of any politician, Bertie Ahern's send-off has been extraordinary. By the standards of "disgraced" politicians it has been nothing short of incredible.
There were plenty of high-profile set pieces, and plenty of reminders of the fact that he brought peace to the North and that he presided over the most prosperous times ever seen in this country. The latter has particular resonance at a time when the prosperity we have learnt so quickly to take ...