Part two: Bertie's greatest political achievement

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The then UK prime minister Tony Blair and then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signing the Good Friday peace agreement on April 10th 1998.
The then UK prime minister Tony Blair and then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern signing the Good Friday peace agreement on April 10th 1998.

In this episode Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy delve into Bertie Ahern’s first government as Taoiseach, a government which oversees unprecedented economic growth as the Celtic Tiger years begin.

Ahern writes his name into the history books for his role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland.

This is part two of The Ahern years. You can listen to part one here.