Shit Hits The Fan Dept.

Bertie Ahern resignation round-up

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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.

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