Dermot Ahern
- March 10, 2024
- Former
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Dermot Ahern Biography
| Birthday | Feb 2 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | County Louth |
Dermot Ahern is one of the most popular and richest Former who was born on February 2, 1955 in Dundalk, Ireland. As of June 1, 2023, Dermot Ahern has a net worth approximately $5 Million. During the debate on decriminalisation of Homosexuality in the Dáil in 1993, he agreed with a statement by Brendan McGahon which reads: “Homosexuality is a departure from normality and while homosexuals deserve our compassion they do not deserve our tolerance” and who described homosexuals as being “like lefthand drivers driving on the right-hand side of the road.”
Dermot Ahern was born in Dundalk, County Louth, in 1955. He was educated at the Marist College in Dundalk and later attended University College Dublin. Afterwards he studied at the Law Society of Ireland and was admitted as a solicitor.
Ahern was born into a family that had no association with party politics. He became involved in politics at a young age and became a member of Louth County Council in 1979 as a Fianna Fáil representative. He served on that authority until 1991. Ahern was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election. The following year he was appointed assistant government chief whip by Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
Three years later in 1991, the Minister for Finance, Albert Reynolds, failed in his attempt to oust Haughey as leader. Ahern, who supported Haughey, was rewarded with the post of Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence. In February 1992, Haughey was forced to resign and Albert Reynolds became party leader and Taoiseach. Ahern became a backbencher for the entire duration of the Fianna Fáil-Labour Party government.
Dermot Ahern Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Former |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dermot Ahern is one of the richest Former from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dermot Ahern 's net worth $5 Million.
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Dermot Ahern
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Facts & Trivia
Ranked on the list of most popular Former. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Dermot Ahern celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.
Is Dermot Ahern related to Bertie Ahern?
In late 1994, Bertie Ahern (no relation) succeeded Albert Reynolds as leader of Fianna Fáil. Ahern once again returned to the senior ranks of the party becoming chief whip. In 1997, he was sent to London to check out rumours that another senior party member, Ray Burke, had received a payment from Joseph Murphy.
When did Bertie Ahern leave?
Ahern is the second-longest serving Taoiseach, after Éamon de Valera. Ahern resigned as Taoiseach on 6 May 2008, in the wake of revelations made in Mahon Tribunal, and was succeeded by Minister for Finance Brian Cowen.
What nationality is the name Ahern?
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachthighearna ‘descendant of Eachthighearna’, a personal name meaning ‘lord of horses’, from each ‘horse’ + tighearna ‘master, lord’. In Ireland, the name is most common in the southwest. Compare Hearn.
What does TD mean in Ireland?
A Teachta Dála ( /ˌtjɒxtə ˈdɔːlə/ TYOKH-tə DAW-lə, Irish: [ˌtʲaxt̪ˠə ˈd̪ˠaːlˠə] ( listen); plural Teachtaí Dála), abbreviated as TD (plural TDanna in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).
Who is Bertie Aherns wife?
Miriam Ahern