Bertie Ahern quotes

Bertie Ahern is an Irish politician who served as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland for nearly eleven years. One of his most significant achievements was his leadership during the Northern Ireland peace process, leading to the Good Friday Agreement. He remains an influential figure in Irish and international politics. Here are 13 of his quotes:

It is quite unacceptable that a member of Dáil Éireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifestyle by gifts made to him personally.

Bertie Ahern

The reason it's on the rise is because probably the boom times are getting even more boomer.

Bertie Ahern

Time magazine reported him as speaking of "upsetting the apple tart".

Bertie Ahern

I continued the arrangement, so whatever was on my mind, and the reason I probably can't give you a better reflection of what I was doing on the 19th of January is because I didn't do it. I am sure there are some mornings you get up and you think I might do this or I might do that and then you don't do them so, its hard to remember.

Bertie Ahern

I have always found him to be a proud, honourable man, loyal, true, persevering, principled, caring and committed but tough and a person who lost friends easily. On behalf of the Government but in particular on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I thank him for his distinguished years of service to his constituents and his country.

Bertie Ahern

That decision will in history be written as the biggest mistake that American administration ever made, because Lehmans was a world investment bank. They had testicles everywhere.

Bertie Ahern

It was a political donation for my personal use.

Bertie Ahern

It took Ireland thirty years to become an overnight success.

Bertie Ahern

It is not correct, and if I said so, I was not correct - I cannot recall if I said it, but I did not say, or if I did, I did not mean to say it.

Bertie Ahern

Some people dye their hair yellow or put rings in their noses.

Bertie Ahern

I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide.

Bertie Ahern