Ahern pays tribute to Harrington's Open victory

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today paid tribute to the "skill, courage and nerve" of new British Open champion Padraig Harrington at a reception in Government Buildings in Dublin.

Harrington beat Spain's Sergio Garcia in a four-hole playoff at Carnoustie on Sunday to bag his first Major and become the first Irish golfer to win the Open in 60 years.