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Bertie Ahern backtracks — “a man far removed from principles”.

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TL;DR
  • Out canvassing for Fianna Fáil candidate John Stevens in Dublin Central, Ahern was filmed at a door being pressed by the homeowner on immigration, Muslims and the impact on future generations — he said there were too many coming in, made remarks about people from the Congo and “future generations of Muslims”, and, told he was being recorded, carried on and marched out the gate.
  • Within days Ahern distanced himself — no problem with asylum seekers or work visas, he’d raised his concerns with Jim O’Callaghan, and he’s fully behind the Fianna Fáil agenda — the same O’Callaghan, Dooley notes, who has signed Ireland up to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact taking effect within months; Martin called the remarks “not appropriate” and the opposition went for “unacceptable” and “vile” — closing ranks, Dooley argues, when someone should just say mass immigration is creating chaos in Ireland.
  • Why expect principles, Dooley asks, from the “so-called man of the people” — a Minister for Finance who never had a bank account, whose recollection of the dig-outs from friends Justice Mahon found untrustworthy in the Mahon Tribunal, a fully signed-up member of the Galway tent of developer backhanders and brown envelopes, a man he ties to the bank-bailout fallout that brought devastating austerity — and who sought the presidency before Micheál Martin opted for Jim Gavin.
  • The deeper record, in Dooley’s reading: as Minister for Labour in 1990 Ahern brought forward the Industrial Relations Act that began social partnership and “neutered” the trade union movement to work for big employers; a backer of the Nice and Lisbon treaties whose free movement of labour follows the free movement of capital — a globalist agenda serving corporations and billionaires that the “uni-party” and a bought mainstream media will, he predicts, brush under the carpet rather than debate openly.
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00:00

Hello everyone

Hello everyone. Bertie Ahern has been back in the news over the last couple of days. He was out canvassing for the Fianna Fáil candidate John Stevens in the Dublin Central area where he knocked on a door and there was a video recorded of Bertie Ahern being asked a number of questions by the homeowner. Now, this was in relation to the amount of immigrants that are coming into Ireland, the issues around Muslims and issues around future generations.

In terms of the impacts this will have. And Bertie Ahern made remarks to say that there was too many coming in. He made remarks about people from the Congo coming in. He spoke about future generations of Muslims that will be that will be issues in Ireland. And at the end of the chat, because of the concerns of the householder, she said he was being recorded and Bertie Ahern continued on and marched out the gate.

Now, there's been quite a bit of fallout since this over the last couple of days since this became public. Now, first of all, it became the information that Bertie Ahern has said that he has uh no problem with asylum seekers, no problem with people come here to work visas. He also said that he spoke to Jim O'Callaghan about those issues as well that he was concerned with. And he said that he is fully supportive now of the Fianna Fáil agenda. And we know.

Already O'Callaghan has signed Ireland up to the EU migration and asylum pact, which is due to take effect in the next couple of months. But, this is typical Irish political establishment, isn't it? With Bertie Ahern, surprise, surprise, surprise, he's come out and said that he's um he's distanced himself from those remarks. Uh rather than standing over them and said he actually believes them because it's obviously one of his beliefs. But, again, he has shown himself to be a man.

Far removed from principles. And it's no surprise to anybody in terms of what Bertie Ahern and the destruction that he has brought to the country of Ireland for years and years as a man who was fully signed up to the European Union agenda, has been fully behind the mass immigration agenda in Ireland and has also been involved in the destruction of the Irish economy. We all know about the fallout of the bank bailout well over a decade.

03:08

Ago in Ireland that led to devastating austerity

Ago in Ireland that led to devastating austerity. Bertie Ahern, who has finance had no bank account, was uh found to be untrustworthy. His uh recollection of what took place during that period with his friends and the dig outs he received by Justice Mahon, which was issued in the Mahon Tribunal. And as I said, he's a fully signed up member to the Galway tent, where all the developers gave the good dig outs and the backhanders and brown envelopes.

To those many Fianna Fáil politicians. So, why should anybody expect any different? Not the lovable rogue that he portrays himself as or somebody a man of the people. Remember a number of years ago it was Bertie's team when the election posters were raised and nobody even knew who the local Finna Fáil candidate was because of the popularity of Bertie Ahern. So-called man of the people, Minister for Finance, never had a bank account. And also was Minister for Labour in 1990.

That brought forward the Industrial Relations Act which was the whole start of social partnership which neutered the trade union movement in Ireland to work for the employers, big employers, at the expense of ordinary working class people. Um but again, this is more of the same nonsense that comes out from the mainstream media around what's taken place over the last number of days with the comments from Bertie Ahern.

Man who was looking to be president as well before Micheál Martin opted for Jim Gavin. We all know how that ended up. But at the same time Martin has come out and said that his comments were not appropriate and uh typical, isn't it? Close ranks in the political establishment. The opposition were worse. They were making comments to say that this was unacceptable, it was vile, and all this sort of nonsense again. Uh rather than addressing the crisis.

When you'd like somebody just to stand up and say mass immigration is creating chaos in Ireland. It's a globalist agenda. It benefits the big employers, the commercial property owners. It benefits the race to the bottom in terms of wages and in Irish society the globalization agenda divides ordinary working people every time. And this is part of this bigger agenda that serves the corporations and billionaires at the expense of the ordinary working people.

05:59

So, so much for Bertie Ahern's beliefs and principles

So, so much for Bertie Ahern's beliefs and principles. Not that he had any to start with. But, here you go. That's what's taking place in Ireland. And I'm sure they'll brush it under the carpet and they'll all close ranks, the political establishment, the uni-party system in Ireland, rather than come out and have an open, honest, and frank debate about this. That never happens in Ireland, does it? It only happens on other platforms or on individuals' media platforms, rather.

Than just the mainstream media, which again is completely bought and part of the establishment. So, uh thanks for the support of my videos. Really appreciate them. And remember, Bertie Ahern is a 40-time member of the European Union agenda. The Nice Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty, and open up the doors to the free movement of labor that follows the free movement of capital. This is what it's all about, isn't it? So-called man of the people >> [laughter] >> Ireland.

“Than just the mainstream media, which again is completely bought and part of the establishment”

Thanks so much for all the support and really appreciate all all the support of my videos and shares as well. So, take care. So long, folks. See you soon. Bye-bye.

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13 May 2026 · Immigration · 7:13

Bertie Ahern backtracks — “a man far removed from principles”.

Canvassing for Fianna Fáil in Dublin Central, Bertie Ahern is filmed on a doorstep telling a concerned homeowner there are too many immigrants coming in — then distances himself from the remarks within days as Micheál Martin calls them “not appropriate”. Dooley argues the backtrack shows “a man far removed from principles” and an establishment that closes ranks rather than debate the mass immigration it backed.

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TL;DR
01
Out canvassing for Fianna Fáil candidate John Stevens in Dublin Central, Ahern was filmed at a door being pressed by the homeowner on immigration, Muslims and the impact on future generations — he said there were too many coming in, made remarks about people from the Congo and “future generations of Muslims”, and, told he was being recorded, carried on and marched out the gate.
02
Within days Ahern distanced himself — no problem with asylum seekers or work visas, he’d raised his concerns with Jim O’Callaghan, and he’s fully behind the Fianna Fáil agenda — the same O’Callaghan, Dooley notes, who has signed Ireland up to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact taking effect within months; Martin called the remarks “not appropriate” and the opposition went for “unacceptable” and “vile” — closing ranks, Dooley argues, when someone should just say mass immigration is creating chaos in Ireland.
03
Why expect principles, Dooley asks, from the “so-called man of the people” — a Minister for Finance who never had a bank account, whose recollection of the dig-outs from friends Justice Mahon found untrustworthy in the Mahon Tribunal, a fully signed-up member of the Galway tent of developer backhanders and brown envelopes, a man he ties to the bank-bailout fallout that brought devastating austerity — and who sought the presidency before Micheál Martin opted for Jim Gavin.
04
The deeper record, in Dooley’s reading: as Minister for Labour in 1990 Ahern brought forward the Industrial Relations Act that began social partnership and “neutered” the trade union movement to work for big employers; a backer of the Nice and Lisbon treaties whose free movement of labour follows the free movement of capital — a globalist agenda serving corporations and billionaires that the “uni-party” and a bought mainstream media will, he predicts, brush under the carpet rather than debate openly.
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7:13
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Hello everyone

Hello everyone. Bertie Ahern has been back in the news over the last couple of days. He was out canvassing for the Fianna Fáil candidate John Stevens in the Dublin Central area where he knocked on a door and there was a video recorded of Bertie Ahern being asked a number of questions by the homeowner. Now, this was in relation to the amount of immigrants that are coming into Ireland, the issues around Muslims and issues around future generations.

In terms of the impacts this will have. And Bertie Ahern made remarks to say that there was too many coming in. He made remarks about people from the Congo coming in. He spoke about future generations of Muslims that will be that will be issues in Ireland. And at the end of the chat, because of the concerns of the householder, she said he was being recorded and Bertie Ahern continued on and marched out the gate.

Now, there's been quite a bit of fallout since this over the last couple of days since this became public. Now, first of all, it became the information that Bertie Ahern has said that he has uh no problem with asylum seekers, no problem with people come here to work visas. He also said that he spoke to Jim O'Callaghan about those issues as well that he was concerned with. And he said that he is fully supportive now of the Fianna Fáil agenda. And we know.

Already O'Callaghan has signed Ireland up to the EU migration and asylum pact, which is due to take effect in the next couple of months. But, this is typical Irish political establishment, isn't it? With Bertie Ahern, surprise, surprise, surprise, he's come out and said that he's um he's distanced himself from those remarks. Uh rather than standing over them and said he actually believes them because it's obviously one of his beliefs. But, again, he has shown himself to be a man.

Far removed from principles. And it's no surprise to anybody in terms of what Bertie Ahern and the destruction that he has brought to the country of Ireland for years and years as a man who was fully signed up to the European Union agenda, has been fully behind the mass immigration agenda in Ireland and has also been involved in the destruction of the Irish economy. We all know about the fallout of the bank bailout well over a decade.

Ago in Ireland that led to devastating austerity

Ago in Ireland that led to devastating austerity. Bertie Ahern, who has finance had no bank account, was uh found to be untrustworthy. His uh recollection of what took place during that period with his friends and the dig outs he received by Justice Mahon, which was issued in the Mahon Tribunal. And as I said, he's a fully signed up member to the Galway tent, where all the developers gave the good dig outs and the backhanders and brown envelopes.

To those many Fianna Fáil politicians. So, why should anybody expect any different? Not the lovable rogue that he portrays himself as or somebody a man of the people. Remember a number of years ago it was Bertie's team when the election posters were raised and nobody even knew who the local Finna Fáil candidate was because of the popularity of Bertie Ahern. So-called man of the people, Minister for Finance, never had a bank account. And also was Minister for Labour in 1990.

That brought forward the Industrial Relations Act which was the whole start of social partnership which neutered the trade union movement in Ireland to work for the employers, big employers, at the expense of ordinary working class people. Um but again, this is more of the same nonsense that comes out from the mainstream media around what's taken place over the last number of days with the comments from Bertie Ahern.

Man who was looking to be president as well before Micheál Martin opted for Jim Gavin. We all know how that ended up. But at the same time Martin has come out and said that his comments were not appropriate and uh typical, isn't it? Close ranks in the political establishment. The opposition were worse. They were making comments to say that this was unacceptable, it was vile, and all this sort of nonsense again. Uh rather than addressing the crisis.

When you'd like somebody just to stand up and say mass immigration is creating chaos in Ireland. It's a globalist agenda. It benefits the big employers, the commercial property owners. It benefits the race to the bottom in terms of wages and in Irish society the globalization agenda divides ordinary working people every time. And this is part of this bigger agenda that serves the corporations and billionaires at the expense of the ordinary working people.

So, so much for Bertie Ahern's beliefs and principles

So, so much for Bertie Ahern's beliefs and principles. Not that he had any to start with. But, here you go. That's what's taking place in Ireland. And I'm sure they'll brush it under the carpet and they'll all close ranks, the political establishment, the uni-party system in Ireland, rather than come out and have an open, honest, and frank debate about this. That never happens in Ireland, does it? It only happens on other platforms or on individuals' media platforms, rather.

Than just the mainstream media, which again is completely bought and part of the establishment. So, uh thanks for the support of my videos. Really appreciate them. And remember, Bertie Ahern is a 40-time member of the European Union agenda. The Nice Treaty, the Lisbon Treaty, and open up the doors to the free movement of labor that follows the free movement of capital. This is what it's all about, isn't it? So-called man of the people >> [laughter] >> Ireland.

“Than just the mainstream media, which again is completely bought and part of the establishment”

Thanks so much for all the support and really appreciate all all the support of my videos and shares as well. So, take care. So long, folks. See you soon. Bye-bye.

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