Taoiseach Bertie Ahern

When alone at night, counting his money, the ex- Taoiseach of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, must cry over the loss of his reputation as a man of the people and with it the residency of Áras an Uachtaráin, the home of the President of Ireland, a position that was his for the asking not that long ago. Today, the people of Dublin are likely to want to spit on him if he walked its streets, where once he would have been welcomed with open arms and a drink. He betrayed them and his country, as did...Read Full Story

By Mail Online Showbiz Reporter Last updated at 1:37 PM on 14th June 2010 It was the secret ceremony that took even friends and family by surprise, but celebrity chick-lit author Cecelia Ahern has finally allowed the wider public a glimpse into her wedding day. Daughter of the Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and sister-in-law of Westlife’s Nicky Byrne, Cecelia, 28, and husband David Keoghan, 31, issued a portrait from their Friday wedding reception in Kildare. Cecelia  – who also had a...Read Full Story

The great day of hope has dawned The following is an abridged version of the address by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress, Washington DC, yesterday. Your invitation to address this Joint Meeting this morning honours my country and honours me also. It reaffirms the enduring bonds of friendship and esteem between our two peoples and between our two republics. Those bonds have been built and nurtured and refreshed over the centuries. America and Ireland have...Read Full Story

Ah Bertie - Bertie . Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to step down, after speculation about his financial dealings . Now I've had the pleasure of meeting Bertie on a number of occasions and he has always been a fine representative of his country and a true architect of Ireland's economic prosperity . A solid north Dubliner, he may have had one or two financial dealings and one or two romantic adventures but so what ? He's a Glasgow Celtic supporter and that's a mark against him but nobody's...Read Full Story

Today's Irish Times poll suggests that the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is suffering in personal popularity from the constant scrutiny of the tribunals and the media into his tax and financial affairs. Nevetheless, a plurality of voters think he should stay in office, and support for the governing parties has actually risen despite the story dominating the news for weeks. Unlike Peter Hain, whom nobody suggests has gained personally from any of his late-declared donations to his deputy leadership...Read Full Story