The boom is back… oh, wait.
News broke last night that the Fianna Fáil Dublin Central constituency organisation had unanimously passed a motion calling for a letter to be written to Bertie Ahern asking the former Taoiseach to rejoin the party.
The chair of the constituency organisation said it is now up to Ahern whether or not he wants to rejoin the party.
Ahern, who served as Taoiseach from 1997 until 2008, resigned from the Fianna Fáil party in 2012 after a motion was proposed to expel him as a member of Fianna Fáilfollowing the revelations of the Mahon Tribunal.
Although accusations of corruption against Ahern were not sustained, he was found to have received payments from developers and his explanations for those payments were “summarily rejected”.
The news that of a possible return of Ahern following his controversial exit prompted quite a reaction online.
https://twitter.com/PeterFMulligan/status/803875484731920384
https://twitter.com/theflycatcher81/status/803716746658140161
You gotta give Bertie Ahern credit, he's back in Fianna Fail quicker than the 400,000 that emigrated could return to Ireland #vinb
— Minister for Spuds at the Dept of Bacon & Cabbage (@FCTwenteBenson) November 29, 2016
What we heard: slow, uncertain economic recovery with increasing inequalities. What FF heard: ANOTHER BOOM? IT'S TIME LADS #BertieAhern
— Niamh 🍉 (@niamhmccormax) November 30, 2016
The traffic is jammers, house prices are soaring, 700 jobs announced AND Bertie Ahern is back in Fianna Fáil! The good times are back lads 🙌
— Shane Beatty 🎙️ (@ShaneBeattyNews) November 29, 2016
It was all a dream!!! pic.twitter.com/QgBpHvrNE1
— Horsey Matilda (@horseymatilda) November 29, 2016
BREAKING
Fianna Fáil and Cuba are currently in a bidding war to sign Bertie Ahern.#bertieahern
— Dustin The Turkey (@DustinOfficial) November 29, 2016
"Right lads call Boris and Trump, we're going on the sesh". #sesh #bertieahern #bertiesback pic.twitter.com/8m5umutOtq
— MNíChlérigh🇮🇪 (@macnichleigh) November 30, 2016
Dear @fiannafailparty are you completely off your heads. #BertieAhern #notforgotten
— Mr Nick (@nickwhittome) November 30, 2016
Seriously is 2016 over yet? #BertieAhern
— Áine mayo for sam O'Hara (@miscaine) November 30, 2016
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