Let Me Tell You: Series 2 Episode 1 — Bertie Ahern turned down president of Europe role
Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern said the Mahon Tribunal wouldn’t have been such an 'annoying nuisance' to him had he accepted the job of EU Commission president in 2004.
Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he turned down becoming president of Europe because he did not want to learn French and he would miss his home of Drumcondra.
He also said the Mahon Tribunal would not have been such an “annoying nuisance” to him had he accepted the job of EU Commission president in 2004.
