Cowen
# cowen - Sunday 12 May, 2013
FLASHBACK: Brian Cowen became Taoiseach five years ago this week
Cowen succeeded Bertie Ahern at the helm of government on May 7, 2008. Here he is, leading a hometown singsong.
# cowen - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Irish Mail on Sunday apologises to Brian Cowen over California picture
The paper has also acknowledged that the former taoiseach attended a course at Stanford University at his own expense, with no public funding involved.
# cowen - Friday 24 August, 2012
Cigarettes and alcohol: New details of night before THAT Cowen interview
This month’s Hot Press carries a piece written by a barman at the Galway hotel where Brian Cowen was alleged to have spent the night drinking prior to his infamous interview on Morning Ireland in 2010.
# cowen - Thursday 3 March, 2011
Brian Cowen gives party pal a Seanad seat
Ousted TD gets seat – but just for a few weeks until Seanad election.
# cowen - Tuesday 8 February, 2011
Naked Brian Cowen pictures make a comeback
Dublin pub has ‘Biffo on the Bog’ and other controversial nude portrait of Taoiseach on display for general election.
# cowen - Tuesday 1 February, 2011
How Brian bowed out – and how the other leaders waved goodbye
The Ceann Comhairle called him “Taoiseach Bertie Ahern” but Cowen got a standing ovation for speech as four other party leaders fired the first shots of the election campaign.
Cowen’s brother declares interest in Laois/Offaly seat
Taoiseach said yesterday he would not contest election, but his brother might be selected as a Fianna Fáil candidate for the Laois/Offaly constituency tonight.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Cowen prepares to dissolve the Dail; Gaybo forced to explain why he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and the first photos of a rare Amazonian tribe.
# cowen - Friday 21 January, 2011
Cowen under fire even as he moves North
Taoiseach has fruitful meeting with Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness in North-South Ministerial Council – but is hit by barrage of questions about his leadership in Q&A afterwards. (And at home, by Conor Lenihan).
# cowen - Friday 14 January, 2011
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Cowen under fire as questions about his relationship with Anglo refuse to go away; the body of Michaela is brought home, and why piracy might be the next economic growth area.
Drumm claims Cowen asked NTMA to invest in Anglo
New claims by David Drumm contradict statements made by Cowen in the Dáil on Wednesday, as Taoiseach continues to meet with party colleagues over FF leadership.
# cowen - Thursday 13 January, 2011
Central Bank’s Gray insists Anglo not discussed at Cowen-Fitzpatrick dinner
And Fianna Fáil TD Mary O’Rourke denies suggestions Cowen’s comments yesterday have sparked a party heave this morning.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Controversy over Cowen’s dinner with three Anglo execs rumbles on; Michaela’s family fly her body home, and Jedward shortlisted for the Eurovision.
# cowen - Wednesday 12 January, 2011
Take 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
# cowen - Monday 10 January, 2011
Pressure on Cowen to explain Fitzpatrick contact
John Gormley to meet Taoiseach today as opposition parties criticise revelations Cowen met with Sean Fitzpatrick for golf and dinner two months before the bank guarantee scheme’s introduction.
# cowen - Friday 10 December, 2010
Cowen set to lead FF into election unchallenged
Taoiseach says he intends to retain party leadership heading into next election, and appears to have the backing of his parliamentary colleagues.
# cowen - Wednesday 1 December, 2010
Cowen croons a moving apology to the Irish people (kind of)
Disclaimer: this special broadcast on behalf of the Irish government and the Fianna Fail party may not actually be a special broadcast on behalf of the Irish government and the Fianna Fail party
# cowen - Tuesday 23 November, 2010
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: the Taoiseach’s long goodbye, IMF calls for a man tax and tensions brewing between North and South Korea.
# cowen - Saturday 30 October, 2010
We’re watching you: public to keep eye on state cars
Twitter users to track any misuse of cabinet fleet.
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