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Bertie Ahern's Anti-Immigrant Comments Spark Controversy in Irish By-Election

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Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's unguarded anti-immigrant remarks, recorded surreptitiously while canvassing, have embroiled his party Fianna Fáil in controversy ahead of a Dublin by-election, highlighting rising tensions over immigration in Ireland.

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