Bertiespeak or Bertie-speak is a way of speaking the English language as spoken by former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Ahern's use of Bertiespeak has been credited as playing an integral part in the Northern Ireland peace process and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair was noted on at least one occasion to have allowed Ahern to use Bertiespeak when confronted with a tricky question posed by a journalist.
Bertiespeak or Bertie-speak is a way of speaking the English language as spoken by former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Ahern's use of Bertiespeak has been credited as playing an integral part in the Northern Ireland peace process and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair was noted on at least one occasion to have allowed Ahern to use Bertiespeak when confronted with a tricky question posed by a journalist.
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