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His new column. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Would it fit into this article? Cargoking talk 10:12, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
A citation refering to Ahern being a regular Mass attender was provided and subsequently removed by another editor as inaccurate. The reference to [1] http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fallout-from-bertie-and-celias-long-goodbye-492874.html Fallout from Bertie and Celia's long goodbye)which says that: "This is a man who attends Mass every Saturday night and every day of Lent. That's part of his make-up. He is a devout catholic." I have reinstated the reference accordingly. 21:51, 10 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.220.194 ( talk)
The link http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fallout-from-bertie-and-celias-long-goodbye-492874.html is valid. 22:48, 10 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.220.194 ( talk)
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Do they have a record of his being a student there? 86.40.208.206 ( talk) 21:34, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
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I Just finished 20th Government of The Republic of Ireland. I'm now starting 21st Government of the Republic of Ireland Iirimaa ( talk) 05:25, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I see http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/10016/Bertie-Ahern claims Ahern has a degree in computer science. That's a new one; maybe they know something nobody else does? Rwxrwxrwx ( talk) 13:00, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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Prior to an edit I made earlier, the article included the following:
He worked in the Accounts Department of the Mater Hospital, Dublin, but though a self-described accountant, as in a TV interview with Bryan Dobson in 2006 and radio interviews during May 2008, with George Hook, and on his party's website, he never qualified as a member of any accountants' association. The Irish Independent described him as an accounts clerk.
Ahern's reference to himself as an accountant may very well be intended to mislead, and give the impression of greater authority and expertise than would "accounts clerk", but it's worth bearing in mind that "an accountant" is generally understood to be "someone who works in/ with accounts", and doesn't necessarily carry any connotation of qualifications or level of education. It's simply a descriptor of the type of job someone has.
Even the Wikipedia article makes a clear distinction between "an accountant" (i.e., someone who works in accounts) and QUALIFIED accountants: "Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certified Accountant or Certified Public Accountant." Just because some organisations or companies may draw a clear distinction in 'rank' between accountants proper and their subordinates, accounts clerks (or whatever terminology they might employ), this distinction is by no means universally recognised, and certainly not in common colloquial usage.
The Irish Independent's reference to him as an "accounts clerk" is in the context of a specific time period, prefaced, indeed, by the word "fledgling", and from the context provided, indicating a point in time when he had just started in that work. It wasn't used in any clarificatory sense, or to draw a distinction between the position of "accounts clerk" and Ahern's own statement of having been an "accountant". Take, for example, someone who had a career as a solicitor. An article mentioning the early years of his career could well refer to his time as a "fledgling articled clerk", which mention in no way precludes the fact of his later position as a solicitor.
The statement "he never qualified as a member of any accountants' association" cited no source, which is of dubious encyclopaedic value, particularly in light of what has to be noted to be a fair number of sources indicating the contrary, notwithstanding the accuracy of the information published.
A list of some of these, for reference:
The fact that these sources contain reference to Ahern as an accountant (in some cases giving institutions at which he studied the subject) isn't necessarily definitive- indeed, could be entirely incorrect, the perpetuation of an error. BUT, the fact that no published source details this error and corrects it aside from complaints in Irish newspapers' online letters pages does mean that the published sources must carry greater weight by Wikipedia standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.77.47 ( talk) 23:20, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
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His new column. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Would it fit into this article? Cargoking talk 10:12, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
A citation refering to Ahern being a regular Mass attender was provided and subsequently removed by another editor as inaccurate. The reference to [1] http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fallout-from-bertie-and-celias-long-goodbye-492874.html Fallout from Bertie and Celia's long goodbye)which says that: "This is a man who attends Mass every Saturday night and every day of Lent. That's part of his make-up. He is a devout catholic." I have reinstated the reference accordingly. 21:51, 10 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.220.194 ( talk)
The link http://www.independent.ie/national-news/fallout-from-bertie-and-celias-long-goodbye-492874.html is valid. 22:48, 10 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.43.220.194 ( talk)
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Do they have a record of his being a student there? 86.40.208.206 ( talk) 21:34, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
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1 Early life and career
See also The Ahern Family
2 Early political career
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3.1.1 Government of the 25th Dáil
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3.2 Minister for Finance
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3.3.3 Government of the 30th Dáil
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I Just finished 20th Government of The Republic of Ireland. I'm now starting 21st Government of the Republic of Ireland Iirimaa ( talk) 05:25, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
I see http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/10016/Bertie-Ahern claims Ahern has a degree in computer science. That's a new one; maybe they know something nobody else does? Rwxrwxrwx ( talk) 13:00, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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Prior to an edit I made earlier, the article included the following:
He worked in the Accounts Department of the Mater Hospital, Dublin, but though a self-described accountant, as in a TV interview with Bryan Dobson in 2006 and radio interviews during May 2008, with George Hook, and on his party's website, he never qualified as a member of any accountants' association. The Irish Independent described him as an accounts clerk.
Ahern's reference to himself as an accountant may very well be intended to mislead, and give the impression of greater authority and expertise than would "accounts clerk", but it's worth bearing in mind that "an accountant" is generally understood to be "someone who works in/ with accounts", and doesn't necessarily carry any connotation of qualifications or level of education. It's simply a descriptor of the type of job someone has.
Even the Wikipedia article makes a clear distinction between "an accountant" (i.e., someone who works in accounts) and QUALIFIED accountants: "Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certified Accountant or Certified Public Accountant." Just because some organisations or companies may draw a clear distinction in 'rank' between accountants proper and their subordinates, accounts clerks (or whatever terminology they might employ), this distinction is by no means universally recognised, and certainly not in common colloquial usage.
The Irish Independent's reference to him as an "accounts clerk" is in the context of a specific time period, prefaced, indeed, by the word "fledgling", and from the context provided, indicating a point in time when he had just started in that work. It wasn't used in any clarificatory sense, or to draw a distinction between the position of "accounts clerk" and Ahern's own statement of having been an "accountant". Take, for example, someone who had a career as a solicitor. An article mentioning the early years of his career could well refer to his time as a "fledgling articled clerk", which mention in no way precludes the fact of his later position as a solicitor.
The statement "he never qualified as a member of any accountants' association" cited no source, which is of dubious encyclopaedic value, particularly in light of what has to be noted to be a fair number of sources indicating the contrary, notwithstanding the accuracy of the information published.
A list of some of these, for reference:
The fact that these sources contain reference to Ahern as an accountant (in some cases giving institutions at which he studied the subject) isn't necessarily definitive- indeed, could be entirely incorrect, the perpetuation of an error. BUT, the fact that no published source details this error and corrects it aside from complaints in Irish newspapers' online letters pages does mean that the published sources must carry greater weight by Wikipedia standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.77.47 ( talk) 23:20, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
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