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Tue 01 Jan 2010Ahern is no artist struggling in a garret
If you have a well-paid job and if you’ve written a book about Irish politics you should pay tax on earnings from it
LIKE BERTIE Ahern, and a lot of other people, I have a non-fiction book in the shops at the moment. Ship of Foolshas sold reasonably well and unlike most of my literary masterpieces, it will probably generate a measurable profit.
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