Ahern on Brexit: Tories 'upped the ante' over future of Good Friday deal | DW English
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- Twenty years on from the Good Friday Agreement, Brexit looms large over the fragile peace in Northern Ireland. Tim Sebastian meets former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern on Conflict Zone.
Conflict Zone is Deutsche Welle's top political interview. Every week, our hosts Tim Sebastian and Michel Friedman are face-to-face with global decision-makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.
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Bertie "I won it on the Horses" Ahern
Martin "Good day the races" Cahill
Im the minister for finance..an I havent got a bank account!🐓🐓
Well done, unfortunately the media in Ireland have no balls to do what you did and ask the questions that should be asked of these corrupt monsters
Bertie expecting another soft soap interview . Imagine anyone thinking Bertie was honest ? ? ?
Imagine lol
Well done Bertie making the point! 800 yrs of tainted and murderous rule. We do not trust the Brits! Bloody right too! We want to see it done first and then start from there. We know all about so called English promises and their word! 😂🤣
bertie should of gone to prison for what he done to this country
"If you want an argument, I'll give it to you and I'll win!"
There's only one thing Bertie could win and that's bets on horses he didn't even back!! No bank account good day @ the races Bertie!!!!
As an Irish man living in the UK for the last 10 years, I am shocked by the lack of integrity of the politicians and press in England, it's disgraceful, the Tories especially,
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Bertie only interested in telling us about what he wants us to hear . Bertie on the run from real questions .
Presidential campaign.
the GFA was a get out of jail card for IRA members and it was a stay out of jail card for Adams McGuinness Ferris etc
Oh jaysus, real questions, can't be havin dat...
Why did Bertie Ahern put up with this man for so long, Bertie correctly called, the interviewer was ignorant. His knowledge about the North was shameful. Mr Ahern did well to sit through any of that ..
What a refreshing change to see a journalist prepared to ask difficult questions. The Irish media always treated him with deference. Tribunals achieved nothing; no culpability...no consequences.
You could see Bertie squirming uncomfortably in his seat.
Still turned him inside out . Want a fight ill give you one and ill win lol
One year I think he`s expenses included 250,000 euro on make up. He was going steady with a make up artist at the time, pity he didn`t ask her for tips on cutting his make up bill. Bertie started his tenure as the great negotiator and ended it as the man who couldn`t say no. How did that happen?
We the Irish people voted him and his ilk into government time after time. We get and got what we deserved. And guess what?
yes blame the Irish people for this mans greedy dodgy dealings and corrupt leadership.
Yes ,we got what was voted for but you couldn't make up what this pondlife did and got away with.
Gerry Adams saying he believes the British government has no right to be in Ireland is 'rhetoric'? He's a nationalist, what do you expect him to say, they do have a right to be here?
'If you want an argument I'll give it to ya and I'll win' That didn't work out very well for him...
You can almost see the corruption seeping from his jowels. A blithering con artist with a shoebox instead of a bank account.
Can someone please explain to me why British journalists and presenters don't ask these sort of tough no-holds-barred questions of British politicians over Brexit? All credit here, you could really see Bertie sweet but if there are any good interviews where members of the Brexit Leavers campaign, or the Remainers, get it as good, I would really appreciate being pointed in that direction.
Irish stance on Brexit in a nutshell, is Britain can do what it wants, but not to Irelands disadvantage. Makes perfect sense. Very hostile interview. Is that this guys standard approach?
That isn't Ireland's stance.
Ireland's stance is that Ireland gets to use a veto to control the UK's borders.
That's not acceptable. Period.
He really is smugness at it worst.
He is proof that those with small talents but big egos can go far.
They don't call him Teflon Bertie for nothing. God forbid he should ever become the President of Ireland, as the Irish Minister for Finance he claims he didn't even have a personal bank account, and money kept mysteriously appearing in his wardrobe. Check it out, this guy is incredible.
I'm not a Bertie fan but this interview is extremely biased. I can see why it's called the Conflict Zone. The Alex Salmond interview was far more respectful. Don't think DW did a good job here.
Apart form getting bombing figures wrong it was good. Showed him up for what he was a corrupt slimeball
Hes right . North has half the crime of any city on any of these islands
Is Tim Sebastian still in a job??? He appears more to want to argue with his guest, rather than getting an answer out of him. Bertie Ahearn is correct. This BREXIT/Northern Ireland problem, wholly rests with Britain. A very poor interview on behalf of the interviewer.
And zero questions on Gibraltar, strange that, what with Spain putting embargoes on them at whim.
More mumbo jumbo from crooked bertie
Bertie is right on the border poll. While in government he correctly avoided provocative statements that could have wrecked the peace negotiations.
The brits get annoyed when we defend our interests . Thats why we elect them . Thats why we want feedom
First of all this interview was to be about the british leaving the EU, Not a personal interview about what Bertie has done , I find the interviewer very one sided he's blaming the irish government for the problem they have over the border , He made refrence to school's in the north of Ireland and again thats upto the northern assembley to do something about and not the Irish government ,Tim Sebastion a londoner seem to be out to get Bertie and he did not like the answers so the personal questions started , And i am not a Bertie supporter and never was but im irish and think this was a one sided interview ,
I agree hundred percent..
I'm definitely not a fan of Bertie but I think your analysis is spot on.
Please Pretty Please Don't mention anything about the Mahon Tribunal it will only upset Bertie
Criminal
Ha ha a finance minister who didn't have a bank account , you can't make this stuff up .
Traveller
Bertie is slippy . You walked into it 🤣
Corrupt bollix
Typical pro uk interview
As viewers,we also need to hear his side of the story as to whether or not his office on the behest of Mr Ahern had actually received and agreed to disucss all the topics presented to them prior to this interview...
Stuttering as a shield
when the tories do the brexit deal in march 2019 they should also call a general election..whatever deal they come back with..put their money where their mouth is, that they have negotiated the best deal..if they fail to give the uk a good deal then the country should be allowed to vote in a new government...
The money was just resting in his account. It was a strictly non profit making subsidiary account..
Good on you Bertie . You definitely deserve a pint of bass after that one . Maith an fear . Eire
Interviewer was very arrogant, don’t blame Bertie tbh
He knew he was talking to a low life.
the most skilled politician of our time by far
Also one of the most corrupted in our time of the maney so called leaders
The most crooked politician, more like - nothing whatsoever skilled about him, he's a grubby little charlatan!
We need security in our country A GREAT BIG WALL, I WILL MAKE IRELAND GREAT AGAIN.👌🇮🇪
When you make a mistake, learn from it, resolve not to repeat it and then forget about it. You will feel better again.
… What?
Ahh happy bertie . Whip around time . How much he cost you ?
Northern Ireland will never be united with Ireland proper because the Anglo Saxons were experts when applying "divide and rule"; especially when the practice is based on religion. In this case, Roman Catholists against Protestants.
The English are even dividing and ruling themselves at the moment.
Bertie spanked him and then this dreadful reporter dredging up hate brings up personal information on Bertie that has nothing got to do with the interview .
Mic drop from Bertie . Maith an fear
Thank god he's gone - what an embarassment
Nice one bertie he walked into it . Ill give it to you and ill win . Better men thsn you tried bertie 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 laughed at
Bertie 1 Tim 0
I really don't get this interviewer at all. He seems determined to bash the peace process by taking a bizarre angle on everything
WATCH HIM SQUIRM
That is the first time i have seen the little BOLLOCKS walk out of an Interview
And he wants to take Michael D Higgins Job - President of Ireland in the Phoenix Park
Think about this...He was A Minister for Finance and he has NEVER HAD A BANK ACCOUNT!!!!!!!
Good on you, Bertie!
Many ppl don't like Bertie but I think he definitely made a fool out of this interviewer with very clever responses. It was funny to watch even if he is a crook lol.
one of our greatest leaders. This man ensured that I and many of my contemporaries were able to obtain a third level degree and do well in life. Thank you Bertie
You like pondlife then.
Jesus wept how was he ever our Taoiseach? He's so ineloquent
Pre 2008 he was a great orator
Tim Sebastian made a fool of himself, clearly has little knowledge of the situation. Extremely biased and most of his questions were unclear.
It's astonishing how people are forgetting already. A thief and a blaggard .
history will show how much of a terrible person he was and still is, that bank account lie will never go away, he should be in jail
tax payers money will be wasted on a statue of bertie .. wait and see
Does not make a difference what questions you ask this liar ,you will never get an honest reply.
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Great Job Bertie! Put that rude interviewer in his place. Love the "cloud cuckoo land " reference, not to mention the reference to " you should know.....800 years of bad misrule....."
Why is he and his click not been pusued by the criminal assets beuro
Fair play to the Ahern machine👏🏼👏🏼
Irish have no problem in Ulster, its British! A Two State solution. If the Republicans want EU Membership? Move to EIRA! Social Housing is in short supply? We'll (UK) will save a pile of money in reduced Welfare. (Fact).
You sir journalist
Need a education
How to speak to people
Advise..
Go to Jeremy Kyle show
U need a hellp
He will give you hear
Love
Hagg
A caddel
A blu tie
As Jeremy is blu chelsea
And he will take for lunch to
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Gangster Ahern 😡
Poor Tim got owned
I love how the Irish go on about 800 years of British rule, etc,. If the British so much as mention WW2, they get shouted down, told to move on, stop looking back with nostalgia, etc, etc,. Perhaps the Irish should stop feeling sorry for themselves and begin move on? What's good for the goose ...
Toicfaidh ar la
As an interview about the Good Friday Agreement, Bertie was very good and Tim Sebastian had a pettiness to what should have been professional probing.
What an English tosser .
Bertie did quite well against this ridiculously aggressive interviewer. There were indeed a few unhelpful comments about a United Ireland from the Irish government early on in the Brexit process, but thankfully they've since stopped entirely. There are still frequent comment from Sinn Fein, but you can't really control anything those eejits say. At the end of the day, the only way to prevent a land border in Northern Ireland and prevent a border in the Irish Sea is for the entire UK to remain in the Customs Union and Single Market; although I personally think only the Single Market would probably be just about workable too. The EU proposal that Northern Ireland remain in the Customs Union and Single Market is ridiculous, but it's the least ridiculous option if Britain insists on its red lines. Britain's current approach to Brexit of a Free Trade Arrangement is simply a veiled attempt to recreate the Single Market, without the parts Britain doesn't like such as freedom of movement.
I doubt the UK will actually crash out of the EU. I think the House of Commons and Lords would instead ask the EU27 to extend the Article 50 period to avoid a crisis. I do agree that whatever deal Theresa May cooks-up, I struggle to see parliament approving it. The Conservative Brexiteers, Conservative Remainers, and DUP are desperate not to bring down the government, but I just can't see them all approving it. May has kicked the can down the road whenever she's hits an issue, so my guess is the UK will extend Article 50, and keep the madness rolling a little longer. I'd personally like to see the EU27 offer the UK membership of the SM with some concessions on freedom of movement to make it more attractive. Do migrants really need access to social welfare benefits, if they haven't lived and worked in the UK for say 5 years?
Ireland's pre eminent con man can't handle the questions that would impale him
EMB 2017
Yet another reader of the alternative book of Irish history, the one where Ireland takes no responsibility for its decisions, particularly in relation to the creation of Northern Ireland. Oh well, good you still have the British to blame for just about everything or where would you be?
I don't blame Ahern for ending the interview the way he did. I probably would have done the same.
Why? Because of a little hard questioning. He has made a fool of himself, if that is not an admission of guilt...
and you are? do tell? he is proven corrupt
The corrupt ones always walk out when the going gets tough.
he abused peoples trust
BRAD PITT Absolutely. Now he is hinting at running for President. Bertie Nixon.
A very disingenuous interview by Tim who clearly had an agenda against Bertie. Politics aside, the man was an architect of the peace process and deserves more respect
sinn fein supporters think the good friday agreement gives the IRA a clean slate, it doesn't
Lol @ architect...bertie shook a few hands attended a few meetings the staff in the department done the detail..this guy just happened to be around at the time
He was in his hole.
hmmmmmmmmm
If you're going to aggressively interview a politician you have to have you're facts right, and this interviewer didn't have his facts right. Ahern was right to walk.
Ahern was corrupt when asked where the money came from he said he won it on a horse, same excuse used by martin cahill