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Tue 07 Jul 2007Tribunal to proceed with evidence on AhernThe hearing of evidence concerning the personal finances of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will begin today barring a last-minute High Court challenge.An AIB expert on foreign exchange transactions will begin giving evidence this afternoon after the chairman of the Mahon tribunal, Judge Alan Mahon, yesterday rejected a submission on Mr Ahern's behalf that the public hearings into his finances should be abandoned.