Ahern
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Ahern, also Aherne (Irish: Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn) is an Irish surname and may refer to:
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[edit] Members of the political Ahern family in Ireland
- Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
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- Cecelia Ahern, author, daughter of Bertie Ahern
- Georgina Ahern, daughter of Bertie Ahern
- Maurice Ahern, Irish politician, Former Lord Mayor of Dublin, brother of Bertie
- Noel Ahern, Irish politician, brother of Bertie
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[edit] Other people
- Ashley Ahern
- Brian Aherne, English actor
- Caroline Aherne, English comedian
- David Ahern, Currently on the Munster youth team
- Dermot Ahern, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Frances J. Ahern, San Francisco Police Chief 1956-58
- Frederick Ahern, American filmaker
- Gene Ahern, American comic-strip artist
- Gerald Aherne, Irish Lieutenant Colonel
- Jayson P. Ahern, US Customs Agency commissioner
- Jerry Ahern, American science fiction author
- Kathy Ahern, American golfer
- Kit Ahern, Irish politician
- Liam Ahern (William Ahern), Irish politician
- Mary Eileen Ahern, American librarian
- Michael Ahern
- Michael Ahern, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and minister
- Michael Ahern, Australian National Party politician and former Premier of Queensland
- Nuala Ahern, Irish politician
- Sean Ahern, Currently on the Manchester United youth team
- Tim Ahern, American actor
[edit] Trivia
In the same way that the onomatopoeic expression "rhubarb-rhubarb" was used to represent the sounds uttered by members of the British House of Commons, "hearn-hearn" was often used in the Goon Show to represent the sounds uttered by speakers of US English (e.g., The Sleeping Prince [1]).