The German authorities bribed a bank official in Liechtenstein to reveal the names of people with secret accounts there.
Irish Revenue officials asked the Germans for details of any Irish citizens on the list and the Germans, decent fellows that they are, obliged.
That information would have reached the Irish authorities last week, or maybe the week before, and I was just thinking, wouldn't it be absolutely nuts if they had somehow discovered a bank account in Bertie's name?
Wouldn't it be crazy if it turned out that the Revenue Commissioners had presented Bertie with documents related to that secret Liechtenstein bank account and asked him to explain them?
Wouldn't it cause a political earthquake if it turned out that Bertie had €2 million or more in that account?
Of course it would. He'd have to resign suddenly without any warning.
But of course, this is just idle speculation. I have no solid information that any of it has a basis in fact.
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By the way, have you seen this email that's going around?
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR BERTIE AHERN, THE FORMER IRISH PRIME MINISTER. I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF 45,000 UNITED STATE DOLLARS (OR WAS IT 30,000 GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS, OR MAYBE IT WAS IRISH POUNDS – MY FORGETTING IN THIS IS COMMONE), AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY.
REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME. I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.
PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL RESPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND SERIOUSNESS. I AM PRESENTLY ON EXILE IN DRUMCONDRA WITH MY BROTHER NOEL AFTER THE COWENISTAS ASKED ME TO RESIGN AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF IRELAND.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS EXPECTED. SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN REACH YOU WHEN NECCESSARY.SEND YOUR RELY TO MY CONFIDENTIAL BOX: ELBERTO@FAGANS.IE
MR BARTHOLEMEW BERTIE AHERN
C/O ST LUKE'S
DRUMCONDRA, DUBLIN 9
I was thinking on similar lines myself, Bock. SOMETHING pushed him. Your guess is just a beauty though! Just imagine! The soothers would still say that he's a mighty man, no doubt!!
I'm very sick at the idea that Bert is still a TD, i.e. nothing much has changed except his title. So much for all of the fond farewells.
I expect more dirt, much more.
I don't know how anyone could think there was a link between the 2 events Bock.. I think you've gone too far now..It's from the gutter ,that kind of thought..he he
So I take it you have had a good look at the timeline of events over on Gavin's Blog ;)
/chronology-of-aherns-resignation/
Date: March 30th 06'
… but would Bertie REMEMBER he had a secret account?
Rahood: If any account is revealed by the German documents, the tribunal will investigate it.
Be worth it if someone at the Tribunal asked Bertie about any possible link.
Can you imagine him muttering "Liechtenstein". Shades of "Life of Brian", which leads me think he might have it stashed away in the Cowenman Islands.