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Sat 04 Apr 2007Taoiseach becomes grandad to twin boysTaoiseach Bertie Ahern expressed his delight yesterday after his daughter Georgina gave birth to his first two grandchildren at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street, Dublin.Georgina and her husband Nicky Byrne of Westlife welcomed their twin sons, Rocco and Jay, who were two months premature, into the world just before 10am. The couple issued a statement expressing their joy that the baby boys were safe and thanked "Professor [ Fionnuala] McAuliffe and all the wonderful staff" at the hospital.