Maurice Ahern

Maurice Ahern
Dublin City Councillor
In office
June 1999 – June 2009
ConstituencyCabra–Glasnevin
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
June 2000 – June 2001
Preceded byMary Freehill
Succeeded byMichael Mulcahy
Personal details
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseMoira Murray
Children6
Relatives

Maurice Ahern (born 1938)[1] is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Dublin City Council for the Cabra–Glasnevin 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]

  1. ^ "FF's Peter Pan faces wrath of cuckoo in the nest Lee". Irish Independent. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Son of Maurice Ahern found dead in his apartment". Sunday Tribune. 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Parties select bye-election candidates". RTÉ News. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2009.