Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don’t know how people who engage in that don’t commit suicide.

- Bertie Ahern

Mr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction

- Bertie Ahern

It is quite unacceptable that a member of Dáil Éireann and in particular a Cabinet Minister and Taoiseach, should be supported in his personal lifest…

- Bertie Ahern

I've seen it over the years, the more intellectual they are, the more work they don't want to do. You have to do both, you have to be able to put in …

- Bertie Ahern

I never condemn wrongdoing in any area.

- Bertie Ahern

We were always dead against the war.

- Bertie Ahern

Some people dye their hair yellow or put rings in their noses. I decided I wasn't going to open an account. Put it the other way round - there was no…

- Bertie Ahern

The public are entitled to have an absolute guarantee of the financial probity and integrity of their elected representatives, their officials and ab…

- Bertie Ahern