Shit Hits The Fan Dept.
Bertie Ahern resignation round-up
Big news doing the mainstream meeja rounds: Irish PM Bertie Ahern has stepped down after 11 years in office due to controversy surrounding his financial affairs. Here's a quick roundup of the most interesting slants on the subject:
Ahern's resignation statment in full: Guardian
The view from sunny California: Los Angeles Times
Will it affect the Lisbon Treaty? Nah, reckons the Irish Times
And our replacement is ....? The Irish Independent
Plus there's a handy Telegraph timeline charting the whole mess.
