Celia Larkin

Celia Larkin

Celia Larkin is a former Irish civil servant and was the partner of then Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Bertie Ahern. Their relationship ended in April 2003. Ahern is separated, though not divorced, from his wife. There was some controversy in the media at Ahern's public presentation of his partner. No other European Heads of Government have similarly presented their partner at official engagements. Ahern was accused of hypocrisy in being associated with a woman other than his wife while being a practicising Massgoer. The media discovered the couple had broken up when Larkin failed to co-host a diplomatic dinner for the visiting German Bundespräsident, although her name, along with that of the Taoiseach, was featured on the invitations. Various media reports [Irish Independent, 28th Aug 05 [http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=45&si=1458457&issue_id=12928] ] have suggested that Ahern has, since 2005, been in a relationship with his long time friend Anna Bogle.

Larkin, during the period of her relationship with Ahern, regularly acted as his consort. She also occasionally engaged in civic functions in a private capacity. For example, she launched a high speed ferry, the M.V. Jonathan Swift for Irish Ferries.

Since parting with Ahern, she has expanded her chain of beauty salons, and has appeared on Reality Television, in an RTÉ show "The Restaurant", a more serene forerunner to the ITV series Hell's Kitchen.

In July 2005 Ms. Larkin was appointed to the board of the new National Consumer Agency, a Government funded consumer watchdog. Her appointment was reportedly made at Bertie Ahern's request [Irish Independent, 20th Jul 05 [http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1435953&issue_id=12759] ] .

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Larkin — may refer to: People with the surname Larkin * Anatoly Larkin (1932 2005), physicist, worked at Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics and was a professor at the University of Minnesota * Barry Larkin, retired major league baseball player *… …   Wikipedia

  • Celia (given name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Celia imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = meaning = region = origin = related names = footnotes = Celia is a given name for females, as well as a nickname for Cecilia, Celeste, or Celestina. Variants… …   Wikipedia

  • Bertie Ahern — Taoiseach In office 26 June 1997 – 7 May 2008 Tánaiste Mary Harney Michael McDowell …   Wikipedia

  • Bull Island (TV show) — Bull Island was an Irish television and radio satirical comedy show broadcast on RTÉ One and later on RTÉ Radio 1 from 1999 until 2002.Featuring a cast of just 7 Irish comedians and impressionists, the show, which aired for half an hour weekly,… …   Wikipedia

  • Mahon Tribunal — The Tribunal of Inquiry Into Certain Planning Matters and Payments, commonly known as the Mahon Tribunal, is a public inquiry in Ireland established by Dáil Éireann in 1997 to investigate allegations of corrupt payments to politicians regarding… …   Wikipedia

  • Bertie Ahern — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ahern. Bertie Ahern Parthalán Ó hEachthairn Bertie Ahern, en 2007 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Michael Fingleton — Born 1938 (age 72–73) Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. Residence Rathmichael, Dublin, Ireland. Nationality Irish Occupation Retired CEO of Irish Nati …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • Dublin South–Central (Dáil Éireann constituency) — Dublin South–Central Dáil Éireann Parliamentary constituency Dubl …   Wikipedia

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”