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Comeback on hold?: Nearly 75% of people don't want Bertie back

Fewer than one people in five think Fianna Fáil should let him back in.

A NEW POLL has found that almost three-quarters of people do not think Fianna Fáil should allow Bertie Ahern back into the party.

Last week a motion was unanimously passed by the Dublin Central branch of Fianna Fáil asking former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to rejoin the party.

Ahern resigned from Fianna Fáil in March 2012 following the publication of the Mahon tribunal report.

Ahern confirmed that he would be interested in rejoining the party, telling the Sunday Independent that this would only be to help the party win more seats locally.

If Ahern were to rejoin, he would have to submit an application where it would likely be dealt with at National Executive level.

A new opinion poll carried out by Amárach research on behalf of Claire Byrne Live has found that 73% of people do not think Bertie Ahern should be allowed back into the party.

Less than one in five people (19%) said he should, while 8% said they did not know.

CBL_TWITTER_POLL_Dec5th CB Live / Amarách Research CB Live / Amarách Research / Amarách Research

An opinion poll published today found that Fianna Fáil is currently the most popular party in the country with support levels of 30%.

As Claire Byrne points out in a blog on the RTÉ website, an important part of Fianna Fáil’s growth comes from its improving support in the Dublin, Ahern’s home town.

 

Support for Fianna Fáil is now at 29% in Dublin.

Read: Not going away: Bertie sat down for a big weekend interview to talk about his future >

Read: Bertie’s potential comeback: What happens now? >

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    Mute Ciarán O' Donoghue
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    May 30th 2021, 10:11 PM

    Would’ve been easier if all the pictures appeared for me.

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    Mute Gerard Moroney
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    May 30th 2021, 10:13 PM

    @Ciarán O’ Donoghue:
    Same here……

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    Mute Dec
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    May 30th 2021, 10:33 PM

    @Ciarán O’ Donoghue: I had the opposite experience in that all of the pictures appeared for me but it would’ve been just as easy if none of the pictures appeared!

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    Mute Gillian O'Coinne
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    May 30th 2021, 10:44 PM

    @Ciarán O’ Donoghue: you are right. Still got 8 outta 10

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    Mute Paul Gorry
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    May 30th 2021, 10:51 PM

    @Ciarán O’ Donoghue: even the advertisement is missing. And that’s me favourite part.

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    Mute Eoin Fitzgerald
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    May 31st 2021, 1:34 AM

    @Ciarán O’ Donoghue: fixed now

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    Mute Kevin O'Brien
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    May 30th 2021, 10:20 PM

    Were some of the beaches covered in sea fog when the pictures were taken or is The Journal broke?

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    Mute Biscuits Patinkin
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    May 30th 2021, 10:31 PM

    Got the foggy questions right and everything else wrong. That’s got to be a record.

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    Mute Kevin O'Brien
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    May 31st 2021, 12:21 AM

    @Biscuits Patinkin: Brilliant, haha.

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    Mute Patrick Corr
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    May 30th 2021, 10:21 PM

    Guessed a few with no pics. Glad to know it wasn’t just me.

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    Mute Teresa Ryan
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    May 30th 2021, 11:16 PM

    Looks nothing like Inchydobey.

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    Mute Kevin O'Brien
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    May 31st 2021, 12:28 AM

    @Teresa Ryan: I was only there a couple of weeks ago & I agree, it’s nothing like it at all. If it were, I would have remembered & got it right.

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    Mute This time its personable!
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    May 30th 2021, 10:21 PM

    5, what a beach!

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    May 31st 2021, 12:48 PM

    @This time its personable!: the best in Ireland

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    Mute Lynne
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    May 31st 2021, 8:45 AM

    In answer to the question asked “Can I tell where these beaches are?” the answer is no…no I can’t.

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    May 31st 2021, 6:44 AM

    Why are the comments closed for the article where the tainaiste has asked social media platforms to curtail people organising protests. When China does this they are heavily criticised…. slippery slope!

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    Mute Eoin Fitzgerald
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    May 30th 2021, 10:57 PM

    I’ve always said Inchydoney beach is beautiful

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    Mute Si James Mombrun
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    May 31st 2021, 12:21 AM

    I dunno, near the sea?

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    Mute sean o'dhubhghaill
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    May 31st 2021, 7:03 AM

    If you choose the first option for each beach you get 2/10.

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    Mute Margaret Doyle
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    May 31st 2021, 7:58 AM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: same with the last option.

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    May 31st 2021, 9:43 AM

    @sean o’dhubhghaill: same if you chose 8 wrong answers

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    Mute len len
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    May 30th 2021, 11:55 PM

    6/10 and I couldn’t see two.

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    May 31st 2021, 2:01 AM

    Go Leo.

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    May 31st 2021, 9:17 AM

    8 for me as I’d been to them. The ones I got wrong I had never heard of- Portnoo and Newcastle Beach.

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    May 31st 2021, 2:32 PM

    @Reuben Gray: Portnoo is about a 2 mile length of golden sand. When the tide is out you can also walk across to Inishkeel Island.

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    Mute Victoria Victoria
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    Jun 2nd 2021, 10:04 PM

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