Maurice Ahern Explained

Nationality:Irish
Office:Dublin City Councillor
Term Start:June 1999
Term End:June 2009
Constituency:CabraGlasnevin
Office1:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start1:June 2000
Term End1:June 2001
Predecessor1:Mary Freehill
Successor1:Michael Mulcahy
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Spouse:Moira Murray
Children:6

Maurice Ahern (born 1938)[1] is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Dublin City Council for the CabraGlasnevin local electoral area from 1999 to 2009. He was first elected at the 1999 local elections, topping the poll. He was re-elected at the 2004 local elections. He was the Lord Mayor of Dublin in 2000,[2] and formerly Leader of the Fianna Fáil group on the council. He was a member of the Irish Sports Council.

He is married to Moira Murray, and they have five sons and one daughter. His eldest son, Dylan Ahern, was found dead in his apartment on 22 November 2009.[3]

He is the elder brother of Bertie Ahern and Noel Ahern, both of whom served as Fianna Fáil TDs, Bertie Ahern having served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008.

He was the Fianna Fáil candidate in the Dublin Central by-election which was held on 5 June 2009. He lost that election being beaten into 5th place. On the same day, he also lost his council seat in the 2009 local elections.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FF's Peter Pan faces wrath of cuckoo in the nest Lee. Irish Independent. 10 May 2009. 11 May 2009. 16 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090516000700/http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/ffs-peter-pan-faces-wrath-of-cuckoo-in-the-nest-lee-1734546.html. live.
  2. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 18 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Son of Maurice Ahern found dead in his apartment. Sunday Tribune. 22 November 2009. 4 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091125230041/http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/nov/22/son-of-maurice-ahern-found-dead-in-his-apartment/. 25 November 2009.
  4. Web site: Parties select bye-election candidates. RTÉ News. 6 May 2009. 7 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090509090153/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0506/election.html. 9 May 2009.