"Friends of mine gave money. Not any robbers or gangsters or crooks."
"Ahern rules out running as an Independent because he's a "Fianna Fáiler""
"Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has ended his efforts to run in the presidential election, claiming his successor Micheál Martin is "anti" him."
Bertie Ahern ended his efforts to run in the presidential election and will not pursue an Independent candidacy. He stated that running as an Independent conflicted with his identity as a Fianna Fáiler and that he had been serious about seeking the Fianna Fáil nomination. He asserted that a new generation had been told lies about his character and political life. He criticized findings of the Mahon Tribunal by emphasizing that friends had given money and insisting they were not 'robbers or gangsters or crooks.' He expressed that his successor Micheál Martin was opposed to him.
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