Background
Ahern is the daughter of the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Bertie Ahern.
Ahern is the daughter of the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Bertie Ahern.
In 2000, Cecelia Ahern was part of the Irish popular group Shimma, who finished third in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.
She has published several novels and contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies. Ahern also created and produced the American Broadcasting Company comedy starring Christina Applegate. She is a face of Littlewoods Ireland.
Personal life Her older sister, Georgina Ahern, is married to Nicky Byrne of Irish popular group Westlife.
Before starting her writing and producing career, she obtained a degree in Journalism and Media Communications from Griffith College Dublin, but withdrew from a Master"s degree course to pursue her writing career. One of her spokeswomen confirmed in March 2012 that she was pregnant with a second child.
They currently live in Malahide in North County Dublin. Writing career In 2002, when Cecelia Ahern was twenty-one, she wrote her first novel, Personal, I Love You.
Published in 2004, it was the number 1 bestseller in Ireland (for 19 weeks), the United Kingdom, United States., Germany and the Netherlands.
lieutenant is sold in over forty countries. The book was adapted as a motion picture directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. lieutenant was released in the United States on 21 December 2007.
lieutenant was adapted as a motion picture titled Love, Rosie which was released in 2014, directed by Christian Ditter and starring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin.
She has contributed to charity books with the royalties from short stories such as Irish Girls are Back in Town and Ladies" Night. Cecelia was the co-creator with (along with Donald Todd) and producer of the American Broadcasting Company comedy starring Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Barry Watson, Kevin Dunn, Melissa McCarthy and Tim Russia
Her book The Gift and was published just before Christmas 2008 in the United Kingdom. Her following book, The Book of Tomorrow, was published on the 1 October 2009.