As if The Office of Bertie Ahern (and I’m referring to the concept – don’t even get me started on the cost of the suite of rooms with the shower and all!) wasn’t over egging it, tonight my feedreader lights up with news from Newstalk of Bertie’s preferred form of address in public.

From Newstalk

New title for Bertie?

Bertie Ahern may have left high office but he wants a new title.He’s revealed he wants to be addressed in the future as “Iar Thaoiseach.”Mr Ahern made the revelation to the Right Hook here on Newstalk. He said he has been advised by Irish language experts that the title is the oppropriate way to address a former Taoiseach in our native tongue.

Iar Thaoiseach? That’s Out on your Ear Taoiseach surely?