AN IRATE Catholic priest has blasted Taoiseach Bertie Ahern from his pulpit for being unfaithful to his wife.

Father Phonsie Cullinan told his Limerick Mass-goers he "did not condone Mr Ahern's public display of infidelity to his marriage vows".

And he said that leading figures in high finance, the Government and the clergy should be setting an example by the way they conduct their lives and business.

The furious priest told his congregation that while the country was reaping the benefits of the Celtic tiger, moral values had fallen at leadership level.

He condemned the Taoiseach for being unfaithful and...