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Cecelia Ahern (Irish: Cecelia Ní hEachthairn; born 30 September 1981) is an Irish novelist, since 2004. In addition to publishing several novels, she has also contributed a number of short stories to various anthologies, for which all her royalties go to charity.
Ahern also created and produced the ABC comedy Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate. Her writings can be compared to the work of Jessica Adams, Susie Boyt and Jenny Colgan.
She is a face of Littlewoods Ireland.
Ahern is the daughter of the former Taoiseach of Ireland, Bertie Ahern. Her older sister, Georgina Ahern is married to Nicky Byrne of Irish pop group Westlife.
In 2000, she was part of the Irish pop group Shimma, who finished third in the Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Before starting her writing and producing career, she obtained a degree in Journalism and Media Communications from Griffith College Dublin.
On 14 December 2009, it was announced that Cecelia had given birth to her first child with partner David Keoghan, a girl named Robin.[citation needed] One of her spokeswomen confirmed in March 2012 that she was pregnant with second child.