Spring 2008 Tribunal lawyer Des O'Neill is still asking the Taoiseach about bundles of cash and sterling transactions. Ahern has little more to add than what he first said the previous autumn, but the ongoing controversy exhausts patience among Fianna Fail backbenchers. Government ministers continue to insist that it's 'business as usual' but the plotters are at work in the background.
Autumn 2008 The tribunal odour just won't go away. Now is the last possible time for a heave against Ahern, with local and European elections scheduled for June 2009. Election candidates are wary of his involvement in the campaign, and many talk about the fillip at the polls that a new leader would provide.
Government ministers continue to insist
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