Dr. Bertie

Pic of Day:  Taoiseach Bertie Ahern received an honorary doctorate today from Dublin City University. DCU conferred the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) on Ahern and on Professor Monica McWilliams, a campaigner for peace and a signatory of the Good Friday Agreement as a Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition member of the Legislative Assembly. Click here for a story about McWilliams and her recently published memoir, "Stand Up, Speak Out," in this week's Irish Echo.

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