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Post by Sientje on Oct 15, 2006 13:48:53 GMT
I don't really know a lot about him, so I thought I'd start a thread and collect some info here  |
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Post by rebekka on Oct 15, 2006 14:29:01 GMT
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Post by Sientje on Oct 15, 2006 15:41:09 GMT
Yeah saw a lot of pictures of him on The Byrnes  He's been a prime-minister for almost ten years.. that's a loooong time! |
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Post by Amanda on Oct 15, 2006 15:47:54 GMT
Yeah! He was on the telly a month ago.
Some programme with Jamie Oliver.
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Post by Sientje on Oct 15, 2006 16:00:45 GMT
Really? Missed that.
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Post by Amanda on Oct 15, 2006 16:07:26 GMT
So funny. They said the taoiseach (sp?) and I was like WHAT?! Bertie? And yep, there he was.  He and Tony Blair went to eat in Jamie's restaurant. |
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Post by Sientje on Oct 15, 2006 21:48:42 GMT
How cool! Lol. Should've watched that show more often |
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Post by Sientje on Jan 25, 2007 20:45:32 GMT
Is Bertie popular in Ireland? 'cause our prime minister isn't exactly what you call 'loved'...
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Post by rebekka on Jan 26, 2007 18:09:05 GMT
As far as I know he is liked a lot by the people there. I didn't hear anything bad about him...
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Post by Sientje on Jan 26, 2007 19:45:07 GMT
That's good Do you think he'd ever run for president? |
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Post by rebekka on Jan 26, 2007 21:56:58 GMT
I don't have a clue how Ireland's political system works but I think Bertie is in the highest position you can get there. So what Bush is in America and Blair (apart from the Queen) is in England and Angela Merkel is in Germany (Bundeskanzlerin) is Bertie in Ireland.
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Post by Sientje on Jan 27, 2007 22:46:40 GMT
Lol, don't know how it works in Ireland either. Tho I didn't know that Bertie was that 'high'... But it does make sense what you're saying.
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Post by Amanda on Jan 28, 2007 1:45:35 GMT
Think of him as our Balkenende, but without Beatrix and the rest of the royals. Balkenende would have the highest position then.
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Post by rebekka on Jan 28, 2007 16:54:53 GMT
There are new elections this year... Bertie tries it again. I hope he wins them!
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Post by Sientje on Jan 29, 2007 17:16:52 GMT
@aman: lol, ok I understand now I think he's very loved there. He's pm for a long time already, isn't he? |
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