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29 Mar 2009

Brian Cowen Paintings | Irish Internet Entrepreneur – Smemon

An article about Brian Cowen seen on smemon.com

There's been a storm in a tea cup taking place recently and it's all been over these paintings. That's Brian Cowen, our taoiseach. Somebody walked in to.... Continue reading »

Guerrilla artist hangs nude paintings of taoiseach Brian Cowen …

An article about Brian Cowen seen on polymeme.com/feed

Jar Jar Banksy caught in the act Arts Culture ... Continue reading »

Brian Cowen in Family Guy nude scene… « poldraw

An article about Brian Cowen seen on poldraw.wordpress.com

Tags: Biffo, Brian Cowen, Family Guy, Ireland, Peter Griffin, Taoiseach. This entry was posted on March 26, 2009 at 23:56 and is filed under Blogroll, Ireland, Politics, humour, media, satire. You can follow any responses to this entry ... Continue reading »

Brian Cowen and Conor Casby «

An article about Brian Cowen seen on studiesirishreview.wordpress.com

BTW: I am not against satirising appearances when they are being used to further a cause but I find it distasteful when it is applied to people’s physical makeup (whether it be Brian Cowen or Gordon Brown). ... Continue reading »

Counago & Spaves: Brian Cowen Nude

An article about Brian Cowen seen on counago-and-spaves.blogspot.com

Brian Cowen Nude. The RTE News broadcast, saved by Mr. Mulley. Posted by John at 5:52 PM. 0 comments:. Post a Comment ... Continue reading »

07 Jan 2009

Declan Cashin: Slash TD's salaries!

An article about Brian Cowen seen on lowlyjourno.blogspot.com

Brian Cowen will earn more as Irish Taoiseach than Barack Obama will as US President. How can we expect anyone earing almost €300000 to understand, let alone care about, the plight of the ordinary, industrial wage worker? ... Continue reading »

06 Jan 2009

From Bath to Cork with Baby Grace :: Dear Brian Cowen :: January …

An article about Brian Cowen seen on omaniblog.blogs.ie

Dear Brian Cowen. I’ve stopped my ironing to write this to you. I’m not one of your admirers, so I might as well declare that interest. But I need you to be good at your job because the country needs an inspiring leader during these ... Continue reading »

05 Jan 2009

Cowen heads to Las Vegas to shore up public finances | The Irish …

An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishsentinel.com

Taoiseach Brian Cowen will leave Ireland for Las Vegas later today in an attempt to balance the country's books. With a delegation that will include Minister.... Continue reading »

31 Dec 2008

Valerie Shanley's Hindsight Year

An article about Brian Cowen seen on tribune.ie/section/news

Bye bye, Bertie, hello, Brian… The Taoiseach resigns, but a new one waits in the wings. Brian Cowen gets the support of TD Jackie Healy Rae if in return, the leader will “help me with potholes”. ... Continue reading »

28 Dec 2008

Laois Nationalist: Don’t cut CE scheme, says Flanagan

An article about Charlie Flanagan seen on laois-nationalist.ie

LOCAL Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has urged the government not to proceed with plans to slash the community employment scheme in Laois after the government admitted that it plans savage cuts to the scheme. ... Continue reading »

04 Dec 2008

23 Nov 2008

RTÉ News: Ahern vows crackdown on handguns

An article about Charlie Flanagan seen on rte.ie/news

FG justice spokesperson Charlie Flanagan said that by failing to prosecute organised crime-linked murders, the Government is failing the victims, failing their families and failing society. Party colleague Jimmy Deenihan warned that ... Continue reading »

Irish Rugby : Taoiseach And IRFU President Officially Open Thomond …

An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishrugby.ie

IRFU President John Lyons was joined by An Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD to unveil a commemorative plaque pitchside and officially open the redeveloped Thomond Park Stadium, just minutes before the kick-off of Tuesday's match between Munster ... Continue reading »

Teachers’ fury over Fleming’s staffroom slur

An article about Sean Fleming seen on laois-nationalist.ie

DEPUTY Sean Fleming came in for severe criticism last Sunday after he claimed that teachers are sitting in staff rooms while principals are hiring in substitute teachers to carry out their work.... Continue reading »

RTÉ News: Poll shows recovery for Fianna Fáil

An article about Brian Cowen seen on rte.ie/news

Six One News: David McCullagh, Political Correspondent, reports that a new poll shows a slight recovery in support for Fianna Fáil. RTÉ.ie News: Brian Cowen New polls shows slight recovery for Fianna Fáil. Brian Cowen ... Continue reading »

15 Nov 2008

ïntinn éireann · Tuarascáil (Irish Times, 12 November 2008)

An article about Brian Cowen seen on intinn.ie

Ba é an Taoiseach Brian Cowen a sheol Capitalising on Culture, Competing on Difference: Innovation, Learning and Sense of Place in a Globalising Ireland (Blackhall Publishing) leis an Ollamh Finbarr Bradley agus an Dochtúir James J. ... Continue reading »

09 Nov 2008

On the Grapevine blog: Christmas to be cancelled – Brian Cowen

An article about Brian Cowen seen on onthegrapevineblog.blogspot.com

Government sources have said that T-Shock Brian Cowen will make a televised address later this week to clarify the latest deal on the medical cards. It is also expected that he will make the shock announcement that Christmas will be ... Continue reading »

07 Nov 2008

Views from the Emerald Isle: Meanwhile in Ireland…

An article about Brian Cowen seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com

Brian Cowen also invited Obama to visit Ireland, and in particular the small village in his home county Offaly, where the US President-elect has distant relatives from his mother's side. The Emerald Islander ... Continue reading »

Swear I'm not Paul: Coolness: Ireland vs USA

An article about Brian Cowen seen on swearimnotpaul.blogspot.com

Brian Cowen Today's Irish Times called Obama a “Biffo”: Big Intelligent Foreigner from Offaly. Quite clever, although he's as Irish as I am Kenyan I'd say. Everyone is always Irish, at least we claim them. But his coolness points can't ... Continue reading »

26 Oct 2008

Enda Kenny

An article about Brian Cowen seen on darrenjprior.com

I left the party- as far as I am concerned- because I believed I identified with Brian Cowen more than Enda Kenny. I have still never met either of them but from what I can see I would still identify more with Brian Cowen on a personal ... Continue reading »

24 Oct 2008

Flanagan says budget was callous and cowardly

An article about Charlie Flanagan seen on laois-nationalist.ie

THE government was labelled as “cowardly” by Laois TD Charlie Flanagan following last week’s controversial budget.... Continue reading »

22 Oct 2008

A Bif of a Baffle for Biffo

An article about Brian Cowen seen on noordinaryfool.com

Increasingly, Brian Cowen is starting to seem like Oliver Hardy. He may be nicknamed “Biffo” and he may enjoy a reputation for being able to tear a clueless Opposition politician to shreds during a debate. However, since being appointed ... Continue reading »

Dressing it up

An article about Brian Cowen seen on jbwan.com

This morning Brian Cowen, backed by Mary Harney and John Gormley, announced what has been pitched by the media as a u-turn, backtrack, a 180, an adjustment, a rethink, and many other terms but let's face it; let's call it what it is, ... Continue reading »

An afternoon at St Andrew’s

An article about John Moloney seen on sharona.wordpress.com

While I can appreciate why John Moloney was booed off the stage, I still think he should have been allowed to speak, if only on the grounds that everyone should be allowed to speak. But listening to clips of what went on, on DriveTime ... Continue reading »

19 Oct 2008

The Minister for defending the Indefensible

An article about Brian Cowen seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com

Ever since Brian Cowen became Taoiseach in May, Willie O'Dea has appeared several times on RTÉ and in press conferences, presenting and defending various aspects of government policy. So one wonders if under the new leadership of Cowen ... Continue reading »


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