Bertie Ahern

Patrick Bartholomew Bertie Ahern is a former Irish Fianna Fil politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland fromJune 1997 toMay 2008.

Ahern was born in Drumcondra, Dublin. This is an area within the Dublin Central constituency where he has lived all his life. Ahern is the youngest of five children of Con Ahern and Julia Ahern , both natives of County Cork. Con Ahern and Julia Hourihane were married in October 1937 and settled at Church Avenue, Drumcondra, where they resided for the rest of their lives. The other four children are Maurice, Kathleen, Noel and Eileen. In Dublin, Aherns father worked as a farm manager at All Hallows College, Drumcondra. Aherns brother Noel is also involved in politics and represented Dublin NorthWest in Dil ireann.

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