Portraits in Power: Bertie Ahern
Wily strategist, ruthless foe, able statesman, bankers’ pal and perennial crowdpleaser: Bertie Ahern arrived as a riddle and departed as an enigma, writes Lise Hand
Bertie Ahern (1951-)
Party: Fianna Fáil
Constituency: Dublin Finglas, Dublin Central
In office: June 1997-May 2008
Key quote:“The success we have seen in reimagining British-Irish relations and in establishing peace in Northern Ireland is not the end, but only the beginning of what we can achieve together.” - Addressing the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, May 2007.
It was Tuesday, April 2, 2008, the first day back for the Dáil after the Easter ...
