Bertie, the business card and the $5bn Iranian connection

In 2008, Bertie Ahern passed on details of a mysterious Iranian-American mogul to thechair of Irish Life & Permanent. The promise of a $5 billion investment in the stricken building society was on the table – at a price

former taoiseach Bertie Ahern;

It started with a business card. A colourful Iranian-American tycoon. Businessman David McKenna. And the ...