Taoiseach takes a break..

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Of course it’s a “new dawn”.. and not just a distraction from real politics.. ANYhoo.. lots of coverage of the visit by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley’s North Antrim constituency to tour the new Galgorm Hotel and Spa Resort.. which, while it was not [see footnote to report] the second item on Ian Paisley jnr’s shopping list, it did, apparently, receive over £1.7million from Invest NI in the past year.

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