Ahern and Blair make it onto Nobel peace prize shortlist

FORMER taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his British counterpart Tony Blair are in the running for the Nobel peace prize, but then so too are Bono and Geldof — that’s Bob, not Peaches.

For those inclined to bet on outsiders, Paddy Power is offering 66-1 on both Ahern and Blair to land the prestigious prize.

Bono, who has been nominated more times than U2 have had Top 10 hits, is given odds of 50-1, while Sir Bob fares better than the lot of them at 33-1.