From Sunday Times
Bertie Ahern, the former taoiseach, also claims he was asked to mediate between Keane and Mick McCarthy, the then team manager, after their infamous tiff in Saipan in 2002.
“I was contacted by both sides,” he recalled. “I said if I thought I could be constructive and helpful I certainly would. If I thought it would just make matters worse, which is what I felt, that I would stay out of it, so I didn’t get involved.”
Ahern’s involvement in brokering a peace deal between the two sides is disputed by Michael Kennedy, Keane’s lawyer. He said this weekend: “It didn’t happen, not to my knowledge. He might have been approached by others but not by us.”
Another lie from ahern then.Originally Posted by politicaldonations
Bert would have been prejudiced... cher his folks came from Cork
"Ahern is the youngest of five children of Con Ahern and Julia Ahern (née Hourihane), both natives of Co. Cork."
Last edited by Ah Well; 5th April 2009 at 02:33 AM.
I could be wrong but I don't think Cher is from Cork.Bert would have been prejudiced... cher came from Cork
"Ahern is the youngest of five children of Con Ahern and Julia Ahern (née Hourihane), both natives of Co. Cork."
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Bertie probably tried to find a role for his good friend, Phil Flynn to mediate and Bertie to sit beside him and advise.
Cannot see Roy Keane putting up with the great dribbler, Bertie is a typical prawn sandwich eater but never pays.
am i going mad or was there something in the press recently about him getting another gig from RTE on the footie?
im sure i read something on it but im lost if i can remember which paper it was.
Where is Bertie this week, are there any pubs/supermarkets to be opened, books to be launched, football matches to be attended (Porto tonight - courtesy of some bank in Manchester) any comments on recovery, what shares to invest in or is his gout playing up again.
He has passed up the opportunity to be in Manchester tonight in order to audition for the next series of Celebrity Ice Skating.
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