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Fri 02 Feb 2007Opposition thrusts keep Tánaiste on defensiveDáil Sketch:Bertie Ahern was in Clare yesterday, officially opening the "Cliffs of Moher Experience".Michael McDowell was doing Mr Ahern's usual gig in the Dáil, experiencing the Order of Business and staring over an industrial relations cliff in the run-up to the general election.