Banking Inquiry: The lows and lows of Ireland’s last socialist, Bertie Ahern

From the Teflon Taoiseach to the man who panicked FF with talk of a run for the Áras, Fiachra Ó Cionnaith looks back on Bertie’s adventures since his fall from grace

He has promoted a Nigerian business investment opportunity, pocketed a fortune to hide in a cupboard, attracted the attention of a no-nonsense tribunal ruling, panicked his party by pondering a presidential bid, and even been caught up in a short-lived expenses storm.

For someone said to have kept firmly out of the public eye in recent years, ousted ex-taoiseach Bertie Ahern has led a far from uneventful life since being forced from power in May 2008 and from politics completely in 2011.