Bertie’s book falls victim to internet pirates

THE autobiography of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has fallen victim of internet pirates who are offering free copies of the book for download.

Mr Ahern’s life story has fallen foul of internet scammers in one of the fastest cases of a book being made available for download for free. Mr Ahern’s British-based publishers Random House were unavailable for comment yesterday.

Mr Ahern’s autobiography, written in conjunction with the former head of the history department in UCD, Professor Richard Aldous, has been a fixture on the Irish bestsellers list since its release last month.