Hello, and welcome back to the Bertie Bowl. Here's episode two of our Ahern series, in this one we cover his first term as Taoiseach (1997 - 2002) and the origin of the tribunals that eventually lead to him stepping down. . We're also about to release the first tribunal spin off episode over on the patreon, so if you want to hear us tell the full McCracken / Ben Dunne story (as well as all the other bonus episodes we have up there including this episode ad free) you can get it all for a fiver here - Patreon . . And while you're clicking things why not follow us on Instagram to see video clips from each episode and ALSO you can find tickets for all of our upcoming live shows here - Shite Talk Live . 21st March - Accidental Theatre, Belfast25th April - 4 Dame Lane, Dublin3rd May - Coughlan’s, Cork10th May - Seven Bridge Street, Galway17th May - Commercial, Limerick23rd May - Spirit Store, Dundalk. . .