Comments on: Bertie Ahern

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:05:59 +0000

Wait until the Revenue are finished with him

By: V

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:36:59 +0000

Still sore about that? Have a large one and forget about it.

By: V

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:19:32 +0000

The ‘begrudgery’ defence is getting great mileage but it’s running out of steam. If you start on a high note there’s nowhere to go but down Crewser.

By: shane

shane — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:57:50 +0000

I believe the basic points of being a representative of a nation, is that you should portray how that nation is. The fact that his finances are being brought into question, brings us into question. Everything he does, represents us. Personal loans to help with his separation, personal donataions which turn out to be political. Old friends whom have donated stating they were never close. Hmmm, are we so foolish to beive this very bogus tripe??? I also believe him to be a great leader but I loose faith

By: The Crewser

The Crewser — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:07:20 +0000

What a shower of bleedin begrudgers and bad losers. Straight back to the negative stuff again which was roundly rejected by the electorate last week.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 May 2007 10:27:20 +0000

‘It is quite unacceptable that a member of DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifestyle by gifts made to him personally.’(Bertie – DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann transcript, December 1996)

By: ABFF

ABFF — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:38:46 +0000

The no tax Taoiseach.
Look at how the entire saga unfolded. In the republic he received a loan because it meant no tax needed to be paid. In the UK it was a gift with no tax implications there either. At this time he was the minister of Finance.His daughter married in France (while he was taoiseach) for tax purposes to a member of a boy band I think. His other daughter pays no taxes because she is an author.
This family just don’t like paying taxes period. Taxes are only for the small people.Yet who introduced all the stealth taxes which we now pay. Which government GAVE away our gas reserves to shellm, Corrib fields. Who continues to give away our road infrastructure to their cronies to collect tolls. The FF tent at the Galway races is not the place to be for no reaon. I believe it is known as “The Inn of the Seventh Happiness” among property developers.
As we continue to pay exorbitant road tax and excise on our cars and fuel. Roll on the general election bye bye FF and their lap dogs the PDs.

By: Crataegus-mon

Crataegus-mon — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:53:32 +0000

In business when you are dealing with a corrupt official you know what to expect and your view of that person is greatly tarnished.

In politics is the practice of loans and dodgy party finance so widespread that when they meet such a track record does not lessen their views of each other? Is it power for the course?

If I am obliged to someone I am compromised and if I were to receive a strange payment then that person has a hold on me for life. He can reveal that payment at any time or when I am dealing with matters that involve him is my judgement influenced, an I impartial?

Most of us go to Banks when we want a loan is it unreasonable to expect our politicians to do the same.

By: petedg

petedg — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:00:13 +0000

Ok, so they operate differently here. Sorry.

The dividend thing was great, I did it for 3 years. Now I hear that IT Contractors in the UK like to operate through an Irish company to avoid the employment-disguised-as-contracting clampdown and pay less corporation tax.

By: Daniel K.

Daniel K. — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:27:18 +0000

petedg, you have heard about 1916, 1922, the treay, the 1937 constitution and the declaration of the republic in 1949 and so on?

As for tax law, they used to allow IT contractors pay themselves by dividend to be taxed at 10% up to few years ago.

Auditing is semi random here.