DUBLIN, April 02, SPA -- Bertie Ahern will step down asIreland's prime minister on May 6, Reuters reported. "It is my intention to tender my resignation to PresidentMcAleese on Tuesday 6 May," Ahern, flanked by his cabinetcolleagues, told reporters in Dublin. Ahern, one of Europe's longest serving heads of governmentafter almost 11 years in office, had previously said this wouldbe his last term in office but that he did not intend to gountil it ended in 2012.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/542330