Another string for Bertie’s bow

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Another string for Bertie’s bow

This will be the new greeting Taoiseach Bertie Ahern can expect when he struts the national and international political stages.

No, Mr Ahern has not suddenly swapped politics for medicine - the source of his new title is an honorary doctorate degree which he was awarded by a Scottish university yesterday.

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