Bertie Ahern Quotes (18 Quotes)

I'm not a soldier and I don't want to be, and quite frankly I don't care about the brand name of the guns and that sort of thing.

While we are conscious of the view that further confidence needs to be established, we also know that time alone is not enough trust will not build itself in the absence of positive engagement by all parties. Everyone in Northern Ireland is aware of the dangers of a political vacuum.

There is absolutely no excuse for the disgraceful scenes in Dublin today. It is the essence of Irish democracy and republicanism that people are allowed to express their views freely and in a peaceful manner.

We have the strongest possible basis for permanent peace in Ireland, such as has never before been experienced in our history,

It is our sincere wish that the Northern Ireland institutions be restored as soon as possible.

We must look to the day when loyalist weapons are removed from the equation,

This is not a time for sitting back. It's not a time for complacency. We cannot afford a prolonged stalemate.

the best, the most skillful, the most devious and the most cunning.

Ireland is absolutely committed to playing its part in supporting the people of Iraq to build a truly sovereign and secure country.

Your even-handed support and wise counsel continues to be an invaluable resource to us for our search for lasting peace,

It's a landmark development. It's of real historic significance. We are enormously relieved that we can finally close this difficult chapter of the peace process.

As all parties examine the proposals that Tony Blair and I issued them, no doubt they will have some points of clarification. Already Mr. Trimble has stated he has some.

This is an area in which our views are well known to the U.S. government,

Whoever is behind any of the various community violence, anywhere, whether it's republican or loyalist, we're determined to do all we can to de-escalate that and to get on with it,

We have reached a point in the process where the parties must decide. We are giving them a reasonable but finite time to do so.

They may not have an opportunity again for quite some time if they cannot make it work on this occasion. It is time therefore to talk and it's time to agree.

Whoever was responsible for this evil deed was certainly no friend of the peace process and no friend of anybody on this island.

that the weapons and explosives are safely and adequately stored and cannot be used without the knowledge of Mr. Ahtisaari and Mr. Ramaphosa, who will re-inspect the arms dumps on a regular basis to ensure that the weapons have remained secure.