Miriam Ahern (born Miriam Kelly, March 1954) is an Irish charity patron, the former spouse of Irish

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Bertie Ahern Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, and as Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008. A Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 2011, he served ...

and mother of author

Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern (born 30 September 1981) is an Irish novelist, known for her works like '' PS, I Love You''; '' Where Rainbows End''; and '' If You Could See Me Now''. Born in Dublin, Ahern is now published in nearly fifty countries, and has sold ...

Charity work

Ahern is a patron of CARI, a child

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and counselling organisation.

Personal life

Miriam married

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician

in St. Columba's Church, Iona Road in 1975. They had two children, Georgina, who would marry

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, and

Cecelia Cecelia is a variation of the given name Cecilia. People with the name include: * Cecelia Adkins (1923–2007, African-American publisher * Cecelia Ager (1902–1981), American film critic and reporter * Cecelia Ahern (born 1981), Irish novelist ...

, an author and screenwriter. Their separation in 1992, was thought by commentators to have affected his party leadership prospects in that year, ultimately choosing not to oppose

Albert Reynolds Albert Martin Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1992 to 1994. He held various cabinet positions between 1979 and 1991, including Ministe ...

. The circumstances of their separation, and the lack of a personal bank account for the then Minister for Finance was the subject of political turmoil during the final year of Bertie's term as

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Miriam Miriam (, lit. ‘rebellion’) is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Torah refers to her as "Miria ...

Spouses and partners of Taoisigh Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from Drumcondra, Dublin 1954 births {{Ireland-bio-stub