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26/03/2012
Further FF Resignations Expected
After Bertie Aherns Saturday night resignation more are due to follow in the wake of the Mahon tribunal report.
Facing expulsion from Fianna Fail Ahen and John Hannon resigned on Saturday night.
The focus is currently on former European commissioner Pádraig Flynn of Fianna Fáil, who the tribunal found behaved corruptly. A special meeting of the party’s national executive scheduled for Friday to expel Mr Flynn and three former councillors will proceed.
Fianna Fáil vice president Lisa Chambers, from Castlebar, Co Mayo, said she intended to support a motion against Mr Flynn, who is from the same constituency, when the party’s Ard Comhairle meets on Friday. “I accept the tribunal’s findings that he behaved in a manner that was unbecoming of a public representative," she said this morning.
Writing in The Irish Times today, Mr Ahern describes his resignation as a “real emotional wrench” and reiterated his objections to Mahon’s findings, saying he was “deeply wounded”.
Asked to comment on Mr Ahern’s move, Mr Kenny said: “When the leader of any party of such long experience as former taoiseach Ahern decides to walk away, it’s an indication of, I suppose, some of the Soldiers of Destiny walking in a different direction.”
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Facing expulsion from Fianna Fail Ahen and John Hannon resigned on Saturday night.
The focus is currently on former European commissioner Pádraig Flynn of Fianna Fáil, who the tribunal found behaved corruptly. A special meeting of the party’s national executive scheduled for Friday to expel Mr Flynn and three former councillors will proceed.
Fianna Fáil vice president Lisa Chambers, from Castlebar, Co Mayo, said she intended to support a motion against Mr Flynn, who is from the same constituency, when the party’s Ard Comhairle meets on Friday. “I accept the tribunal’s findings that he behaved in a manner that was unbecoming of a public representative," she said this morning.
Writing in The Irish Times today, Mr Ahern describes his resignation as a “real emotional wrench” and reiterated his objections to Mahon’s findings, saying he was “deeply wounded”.
Asked to comment on Mr Ahern’s move, Mr Kenny said: “When the leader of any party of such long experience as former taoiseach Ahern decides to walk away, it’s an indication of, I suppose, some of the Soldiers of Destiny walking in a different direction.”
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