Thomas Ahern
Thomas Ahern may refer to: * Thomas Ahern (businessman) (1884–1970), owner and manager of the Western Australian department store chain Aherns * Thomas Ahern (rugby union) (born 2000), Irish rugby union player See also * Thomas Ahearn Thomas Ahearn, PC (June 24, 1855 – June 28, 1938) was a Canadian inventor and businessman. Ahearn, a native of Ottawa, Ontario, was instrumental in the success of a vast streetcar system that was once in Ottawa, the Ottawa Electric Railw ...

Thomas Ahern (businessman)
Thomas Ahern (23 December 1884 – 22 May 1970) was the owner and manager of the Western Australian department store chain Aherns. He also served in several other roles, including as trustee of the Karrakatta Cemetery Board and a justice of the peace. Early life Ahern was born on 23 December 1884 in the village of Ballymacoda in East Cork in Ireland. His parents were farmers Patrick Ahern and his wife Mary, née McGrath. Following his education at the village school, Ahern had to support himself – the family farm could not adequately provide for him and his five brothers. He became an apprentice to a draper in Midleton, and from 1904 found employment in Tipperary, Dublin, Kilkenny and Waterford. In 1910 he applied for an assistance package to come to Australia, in place of a colleague who would not be going. He made the journey in 1911, getting off at Fremantle following the recommendation of a Catholic priest. Ahern found employment in Boulder, and arranged for his fiancé, N ...
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Thomas Ahern (rugby Union)
Thomas Ahern (born 22 February 2000) is an Irish rugby union player for United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup side Munster. He plays as a lock and represents Shannon in the All-Ireland League. Early life Born in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ahern's parents were from Cork GAA families and Ahern initially favoured those sports, but when a cousin's friend dropped out of a summer rugby camp being held just across the border in Youghal, Ahern stepped in and ended up playing with Youghal RFC for five years, until moving to Dungarvan RFC aged 14, which was closer to Ahern's school. In his sixth year of school, Ahern moved to Waterpark RFC and into the second row, having previously played as a fullback, and by this stage he was on the Munster pathway too, having linked up with the East Munster cadets and then progressing to the Munster under-17s squad and onto Munster under-18s and Ireland Schools. Ahern attended St Augustine's College and represented Munster and Ireland at u ...
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