In June 1997, Bertie Ahern (born 1951) was elected as the Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of the Republic of Ireland. He became the youngest person to have ever occupied the post up to that time. Ahern was one of the major engineers of the so-called "Irish...

Bertie Ahern has been Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland since June 1997 and was reappointed for his second term of office in June 2002. The government that he heads is a coalition between Fianna Fáil (FF), which he has led...

Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern (Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn;[1] born 12 September 1951) is an Irish politician who, since 26 June 1997, has served as the tenth Taoiseach of Ireland. He currently heads a coalition government that is...

Carey, Mairead Irish Voice 06-21-2005 IT appears that love is in the air again for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. After months of speculation about a romantic link between the Fianna Fail leader and an old friend, Anna Bogle, the two made their first...

Byline: CIARAN BYRNE Charlie and Bertie. It was the year that master and protege finally parted company -- one departing for the Dail in the sky, the other surviving some near-fatal scrapes. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, so...

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, at the White House to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, said Friday that he hopes the U.S. Congress will embrace President Bush's immigration proposal that would affect illegal Irish immigrants in the United States."The resolution of this issue would mean enormous...

Sinn Fein leaders voted Friday to convene an emergency conference and confront a pivotal issue in Northern Ireland peacemaking _ whether the IRA-linked party should support the police.The move followed months of stalemate with Protestant leaders, who insist they will form a power-sharing government _...