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21 Aug
Obama the focus of Irish attention
An article about Brian Cowen seen on ean.ie
“Brian Cowen went to the US in recent months, promising to work on behalf of the undocumented Irish in America. I would like to know what follow up has been made by the Taoiseach. Undocumented Irish are becoming more and more …... Continue reading »
16 Aug
Apathetic Politicians “Bored Out of Their Brains” by Public Service
An article about Brian Cowen seen on gubuwire.com
Taoiseach Brian Cowen has rejected the report today, claiming “nobody took that dang thing serious, I done filled out that questionnaire drunk, and I knows Willie O’Dea done filled it out drunk too! So I wouldn’t pay too much attention …... Continue reading »
Monsoon tiger
An article about Brian Cowen seen on sluggerotoole.com
And Political editor Stephen Collins’ analysis of the political position of Brian Cowen bears an uncanny resemblance to similar jeremiads against Gordon Brown. Not a bad little line-up for the first two weeks of the silly season.... Continue reading »
12 Aug
University Fees
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishtimes.com/blogs/outsidein
Even if some people were to be exempt from paying the fees, it would be very difficult to get the balance right. Taoiseach Brian Cowen did say that there were going to be difficult choices to be made. He was right. Share This.... Continue reading »
10 Aug
Brian Cowen Singing
An article about Brian Cowen seen on thegalwayraces.blogspot.com
Taoiseach Brian Cowen enjoys singing. A man with a song and a well-developed sense of humour, he is a natural for the Galway Races. Listen to Brian Cowen Singing.... Continue reading »
Protesters seek Cowen action on China rights abuses
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishtimes.com/breakingnews
Students and members of Amnesty International delivered 3000 postcards seeking Government action on human rights abuses in China to Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s constituency office in Tullamore this morning.... Continue reading »
Trying times for all six political leaders
An article about Brian Cowen seen on tribune.ie/section/news
Brian Cowen has had a rocky start to his tenure as Taoiseach (Lisbon, recession, declining government finances, the collapsed national pay deal negotiations). The good news is support for Fianna Fáil is holding up well in the opinion …... Continue reading »
Cowen to make state of nation address
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishtimes.com
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen is expected to make a “state of the nation” style speech in September setting out his approach to dealing with the economic downturn.... Continue reading »
04 Aug
Brown, Cowen and Global Warning
An article about Brian Cowen seen on jameslawless.ie
Alan Sugar gave a very good defence of Brown making these points and the exact argument could be made for Brian Cowen. Although it does seem wrong that we are so defenceless to the ways of the wider world. The whole subprime thing was …... Continue reading »
27 Jul
Cowen reaches out to the great Irish tribe
An article about Brian Cowen seen on davidmcwilliams.ie
In New York last week, Brian Cowen made a significant speech. Although not much detail was reported, its content will have more impact on Ireland than anything he or Nicolas Sarkozy might have said at their much-hyped meeting. …... Continue reading »
26 Jul
The Biffo & Sarko Show in Dublin
An article about Brian Cowen seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
So the host was naturally Taoiseach Brian Cowen, who welcomed Nicolas Sarkozy at Government Buildings in Dublin for a conference with selected ministers of his own cabinet. Later Nicolas Sarkozy also met the leaders of the two main …... Continue reading »
Biffo puts Sarko to rights
An article about Brian Cowen seen on sluggerotoole.com
Brian Cowen was little further forward apres Sarkozy than before; but at least the damage limitation seems to have worked. And with it, just the faintest of outlines from Sarkozy on what the future may hold.. He didn’t quite say it, …... Continue reading »
Is a Second Referendum in Ireland on the Cards?
An article about Brian Cowen seen on eutreaty.wordpress.com
Mr Sarkozy’s office said that he would not present a plan to the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. “The President is coming to listen to the Irish, to listen to what Brian Cowen tells him. He is not coming to make proposals,” one adviser to Mr …... Continue reading »
19 Jul
Brian Cowen is in New York
An article about Brian Cowen seen on jazzbiscuit.com
And he’s really getting into the swing of things:. [Breakingnews.ie] Taoiseach to open New York Stock Exchange.... Continue reading »
Pressure on Ireland mounts
An article about Brian Cowen seen on sluggerotoole.com
By next Monday night, after the visit to Dublin of Nicholas Sarkozy as President of the European Council, Brian Cowen will have been forced to declare some of his hand for persuading the Irish people to hold a second vote on the EU …... Continue reading »
Taoiseach in New York
An article about Brian Cowen seen on 33rdcounty.blogspot.com
Taoiseach signals new campaign on illegalsIrish Times, Ireland - 15 hours agoTHE TAOISEACH, Brian Cowen, yesterday signalled that the Government would be launching a new drive to resolve the issue of the undocumented Irish in the US. …... Continue reading »
Cowen ushers in new era for Irish America
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishvoices.blogspot.com
Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen ushered in a new era in Irish-American relations in New York last night with a rousing speech which underlined his commitment to strengthening the trans-Atlantic relationship. …... Continue reading »
14 Jul
“Play La Marseillaise..”
An article about Brian Cowen seen on sluggerotoole.com
BoingBoing have been listening to Edith.. but with Taoiseach Brian Cowen, along with other EU leaders, attending this year’s Bastille Day celebrations - and there will no doubt be a certain topic under discussion - I’ll restrict myself …... Continue reading »
Biffo Cowen
An article about Brian Cowen seen on partyreptile.blogspot.com
Talking about the Lisbon Treaty reminds me of the unfortunate new Irish Taoiseach, Brian Cowen. A pretty uninspiring man in most ways, he does, however, have the finest nickname of any serving head of state. He's known as Biffo Cowen …... Continue reading »
Sunday Paper digest
An article about Brian Cowen seen on gavinsblog.com
Vincent Browne: Does Brian Cowen really know what he is doing? Loses it over Lenihan, Cowen and government incompetence. Cowen seems to have been unnerved by the Lisbon defeat. He has seemed unsure, vacillating and unsettled since then. …... Continue reading »
13 Jul
HOW THINGS CHANGE - OR DON’T
An article about Olwyn Enright seen on jacuddihy.wordpress.com
Fine Gael TD Olwyn Enright kicked off the local recriminations. “The Fianna Fail leadership contest was a huge distraction from Lisbon, taking up a whole lump of time,” she said. Mr Cowen had departed Offaly for Dublin at 7.30am, …... Continue reading »
The Sindo makes you dumberer
An article about Brian Cowen seen on richarddelevan.com
This is roughly what Brian Cowen means when he says it will cost five per cent more to keep the same level of public services next year. What he really means is that it will cost five per cent more to keep the same level of public …... Continue reading »
We’ve been very, very bold
An article about Brian Cowen seen on tinman18.wordpress.com
The opposition have blamed Brian Cowen. Brian Cowen has blamed the world economy. Everyone has made sure to point out that it wasn’t their fault. Eamon Ryan, though, knows who is to blame for our failing economy - we are. …... Continue reading »
July 12th Morning: The Recession Diaries
An article about Brian Cowen seen on notesonthefront.typepad.com/politicaleconomy
Eamon Gilmore, TD read out in the Dail a statement by Brian Cowen, TD from 2004 when the latter was Minister for Finance. Mr. Cowen was explaining why Ireland was finding it difficult to reach the Overseas Aid Development target of 0.7% …... Continue reading »
12 Jul
Brennan ‘a peaceful, confident republican’
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishtimes.com/front
SÉAMUS BRENNAN was “a servant of the people” whose achievements were many and whose chief motivation was to advance the cause of Ireland and its citizens, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the large attendance at the end of the funeral Mass …... Continue reading »