The Taoiseach has said that last September's controversy about the payments he received in the 1990s was 'a hugely unfair period' for him and 'a tough few weeks'.
In an interview with independent radio stations, Bertie Ahern said that 2006 was a great year except for the newspaper headlines relating to the controversy.
He said the controversy raged for 22 days and that he had been front-page news for 18 successive days.
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Fire taken from the Eternal Flame at the graveside of John F Kennedy in Arlington will be brought to Co Wexford and a new monument in New Ross
President Michael D Higgins's speech on Remembering the 1913 Lockout
The story of Lucia Joyce, troubled and talented daughter of James Joyce
Centuries of history brought to life in 15 huge embroidered panels telling the epic story of the founding of New Ross, Co Wexford in 1207.
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