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Fionnán Sheahan Opinion Taoiseach Leo Varadkar should steer clear of the firebrand act as he manages growing fallout from lifting of eviction ban

The cringe of speaking about the thrill of being in Downing Street because it was the location for Love Actually was bad enough. The stairway of No 10 contains photographs of all previous British prime ministers, but Leo Varadkar famously referenced a fictitious historical moment acted out by Hugh Grant.

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Bertie Ahern pays tribute to key players in Good Friday Agreement on new podcast

A quarter century after the Good Friday Agreement delivered shaky but enduring peace in the North, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has saluted the long-forgotten role of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition.

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Businessman Kenn Joyce’s bankruptcy extended by three years amid ‘links’ to €700,000 Thai resort property

A businessman’s bankruptcy has been extended by more than three years after he was found to have provided “contradictory” accounts over his alleged ownership of a €700,000 Thai property.

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David Von Drehle Opinion Why US president Joe Biden should retire the tedious State of the Union address

At this time of year, through good times and bad, the White House hums with activity worthy of Santa’s workshop. Pray, what project keeps them so busy? Safer communities? Smoother roads? Healthier citizens? A more peaceful world?

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State Papers: Bill Clinton branded Gerry Adams’ response to 1996 Canary Wharf bomb ‘pretty gutless’

US President Bill Clinton told then-taoiseach John Bruton that Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams was “pretty gutless” in trying to blame Britain for the Northern Ireland talks stalemate that led to the ending of the IRA ceasefire and the devastating Canary Wharf bomb in February 1996.

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Bill Clinton recovering in hospital from ‘non-Covid infection’

Former president Bill Clinton is recovering after two days of treatment for an infection in a California hospital, his doctors have said.

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The President’s Daughter review: Bill Clinton’s ultimate male fantasy is unwittingly hilarious

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Clinton: 'I admired and liked him. I loved being with him'

Bill Clinton has paid a passionate tribute to John Hume. The former US President lauded him for not only being a remarkable statesman and human being, but a man whose enduring legacy of the Northern Ireland peace process has helped heal political rifts across the globe.

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'He became a friend, he was a remarkable man' - Bill Clinton pays heartfelt tribute to John Hume

Former US President Bill Clinton today gave a passionate tribute to John Hume – not only as a remarkable statesman and human being– but a man whose enduring legacy of the Northern Ireland peace process has since helped heal political rifts across the globe.

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'I was mad at me - not for the first time' - Bill Clinton on that Today Show interview

Just two days after he declared, during an interview with NBC's Today Show, that he did not owe Monica Lewinsky an apology, Bill Clinton has rolled back on his comments.

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'Compromise is not a dirty word' - Bill Clinton delivers keynote speech to mark 20th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Former President of the United States Bill Clinton has warned that unless parties involved in the impasse at Stormont resolve their differences they risk languishing in purgatory or return “to the hell” of The Troubles.

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Bill Clinton pictured strolling around Dublin in the face of Storm Ophelia

Former US president Bill Clinton has been pictured making the most of his time in Dublin - storm or no storm.

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'I still think it's like a dream' - Dublin shop left in shock as former US President Bill Clinton pops in unannounced

Shoppers were left starstruck after former US President Bill Clinton was spotted on Dawson Street in Dublin city centre on Friday afternoon.

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'Our friend earned this vast crowd...finish the work that is there to be done' - Bill Clinton pleas for Martin McGuinness' peace building to continue

Former US president Bill Clinton has made an impassioned plea for people to finish the peace building of Martin McGuinness.

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Clinton visit: It was very different to 1995, and so it should be

The kids who arrived were all born in the years since the bombs and guns fell silent. Young mothers pushing buggies who were children themselves when the 42nd president of the United States first visited their city in 1995 streamed in, and then there was an older generation for whom the Troubles still seems like only yesterday.

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Liz Hurley denies claims she had 'year long' affair with Bill Clinton

ACTRESS Liz Hurley has denied media reports she had a year long affair with former US President Bill Clinton.

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Clinton nearly gave up on North over IRA bomb

FORMER US president Bill Clinton was close to abandoning his role in Northern Ireland's peace process after the IRA's surprise attack on Heathrow Airport.