Book of Bertie

[DrinkingHarp]

Ex-Irish leader Ahern wins rich memoirs deal

 
Wed Dec 24, 8:47 am ET

DUBLIN, Ireland – Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern — who resigned this year amid a probe into the secret donations he pocketed while in office — has struck a six-figure deal to write his memoirs, the British unit of Random House confirmed Wednesday.

Ahern's as-yet-untitled autobiography will be published by Hutchinson, an imprint of Random House UK in London. The Irish Times reported that the deal was worth more than 400,000 British pounds ($600,000; €425,000).

Declan Heeney, Random House UK's spokesman in Ireland, told the AP he couldn't confirm or deny any specific figure beyond that it "must be a healthy six-figure sum."

He said the publishers expected strong interest in Ahern's story in Ireland, Britain, continental Europe and the United States because of Ahern's prominent role in the Northern Ireland peace deal and in European Union diplomacy.

In a statement Ahern said he was "looking forward to working on this project immensely. It is my ambition that my autobiography will provide a meaningful and honest reflection on my life and my contribution to politics."

Ahern isn't yet in the literary league of his daughter Cecelia, a millionaire novelist. She shot to fame at age 22 with her 2004 debut romantic novel, "P.S. I Love You," and has produced several other popular novels involving film deals and TV spinoffs.

[Rossfan]

Ex-Irish leader Ahern wins rich memoirs deal

 
Wed Dec 24, 8:47 am ET

DUBLIN, Ireland – Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern — who resigned this year amid a probe into the secret donations he pocketed while in office — has struck a six-figure deal to write his memoirs,

I thought he had no memory of anything
Will it be 300 pages of "ehh ehmmm ehh ehhm dis dat dese dose upset the apple tart I won it on de horses I suppose" ?

[Tony Baloney]

Ex-Irish leader Ahern wins rich memoirs deal

 
Wed Dec 24, 8:47 am ET

DUBLIN, Ireland – Former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern — who resigned this year amid a probe into the secret donations he pocketed while in office — has struck a six-figure deal to write his memoirs,

I thought he had no memory of anything
Will it be 300 pages of "ehh ehmmm ehh ehhm dis dat dese dose upset the apple tart I won it on de horses I suppose" ?

I thought the same myself. You are paying 400 for his version of stories he can't remember. It'll be a few hundred pages of lies and bullshit. I wonder did he open a bank account for the publishers advance.