# Brian Cowen

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# brian cowen protest

'People who restrict the freedom of movement of others are fascists'

Micheál Martin has some strong words for protesters.

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Apr 25th 2015, 3:39 PM

# mistakes were made

Brian Cowen made a rare public appearance, and was asked about the banking crash

Brian Cowen told reporters he was looking forward to his appearance at the Banking Inquiry.

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Apr 18th 2015, 6:05 PM

# Showtime

Brian Cowen won't be at the banking inquiry until July - and it's already cost €2m

The former taoiseach will appear before the inquiry along with several other key figures from the crash this summer.

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Apr 17th 2015, 7:27 AM

# Banking Inquiry

Bertie and Brian need to get ready for some tough questions

‘Nexus’ is coming their way…

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Feb 13th 2015, 2:30 PM

# brian's brew

This might be the most quintessentially Irish craft beer in existence

Throwback to the good times.

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Feb 2nd 2015, 7:30 PM

# Most unparliamentary

9 times when Irish politics has been really sexist

The debate about sexism in Irish politics has been reignited by Michael Lowry and his controversial note this week.

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Feb 1st 2015, 10:30 AM

# Analysis

How safe is Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader?

The latest poll puts Kenny as the most unpopular of the four main party leaders. So is his position safe?

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Dec 4th 2014, 2:30 PM

# On the Record

From 'conduct unbecoming' to 'Cowengate': Morning Ireland turns 30 today ... here are some highlights

It’ll be “business as usual” this morning according to RTÉ — but there may be some cake later… Anyway, let’s take a look back at 30 years of early starts and political drama…

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Nov 5th 2014, 7:00 AM

# budget 2015

IN IMAGES: 'Blood from a f***ing stone' - a decade of Budgets

10 years in 15 seconds.

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Oct 12th 2014, 6:30 PM

# ten years on

So, here's what definitely WON'T be in Budget 2015...

We all partied… right?

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Oct 12th 2014, 5:30 PM

# birrrrr

Brian Cowen will be sleeping rough tonight (but don't worry, it's for charity)

The 12-hour sleep-out is aimed at raising funds to tackle rural homelessness.

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Sep 26th 2014, 9:29 AM

# Thorn in the side

5 ways John Bruton has probably annoyed the government over the last few years

While Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen largely maintain their silence, the former Fine Gael leader and taoiseach has been outspoken in recent years.

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Aug 12th 2014, 7:35 PM

# Missing documents claim

Micheál Martin asks Enda Kenny to withdraw a 'partisan slur', Taoiseach declines

A long-running row over whether documents about the bank guarantee went missing in the Department of the Taoiseach continued today.

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Jun 24th 2014, 4:23 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Morning… Here’s everything you need to know as you launch yourself enthusiastically into a new week.

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May 19th 2014, 8:18 AM

# offaly helpful?

Guess who's back? Brian Cowen hits the campaign trail in Tullamore

Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher was joined on the campaign trail by the former Fianna Fáil leader this weekend.

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May 19th 2014, 8:10 AM

# on board

Denis O'Brien owned Topaz appoints Brian Cowen as director

A number of O’Brien’s other close associates have also been appointed to the board.

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May 2nd 2014, 6:59 PM

# crc

Cowen: Kiely had no 'hand, act or part' in running of FF

There’s been a raft of media reports detailing the former CRC chief’s links with the party since the start of the payments controversy.

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Jan 19th 2014, 1:46 PM

# Banking Inquiry

Taoiseach: Ahern and Cowen won't be reluctant to appear before banking inquiry

A long-awaited inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system is likely to get under way next year.

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Dec 30th 2013, 7:00 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 8:41 AM

# Brian Cowen

Formal Cowen portrait could cost up to €10,000

Portraits of each Taoiseach, President and Chief Justice are commissioned by the State as a matter of course.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 6:45 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think the 2008 bank guarantee was the right decision?

This day five years ago, the government made a decision to issue a €440 billion guarantee on all liabilities in the Irish banking system.

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Sep 30th 2013, 10:54 AM

Voices

Column: Cowen is wrong – Ireland's economy was on course for collapse even without the global crisis

Even if the international banking crisis had never happened, Ireland was still on course for an economic collapse, writes Fine Gael’s Damien English.

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Sep 10th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Prime Numbers

Cavemen, Cowen and Coca-Cola: The week in numbers

Plus: What percentage of people in Ireland smoke? And what’s the average weekly wage?

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Aug 31st 2013, 7:30 PM

# Cowen talks

"There is no one more sorry than I" - Brian Cowen

The former Taoiseach says that he takes his “full measure of responsibility” for the financial crash, but says nobody could have foreseen what was coming.

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Aug 30th 2013, 8:54 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.

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Aug 30th 2013, 8:49 AM

# Cowen talks

Fianna Fáil TD: Brian Cowen should do a probing, current affairs interview

Michael McGrath said he would like to see the former taoiseach to agree to a “proving interview by an established current affairs journalist” in the wake of his first public comments in over two years.

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Aug 29th 2013, 9:15 PM

# Cowen talks

9 interesting quotes from Brian Cowen's first interview in over two years

The former taoiseach’s first interview in over two years, conducted with TG4 and airing next week, reveals plenty about him.

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Aug 29th 2013, 6:00 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s talking about a female garda receiving serious injuries after her car was rammed and Ryanair being ordered to sell most of its stake in Aer Lingus.

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Aug 28th 2013, 11:39 PM

# Cowen talks

Brian Cowen: Things were said and written about me that went too far

The former taoiseach reveals that he felt some things written and said about him went too far in an in-depth interview with TG4 to be aired next week.

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Aug 28th 2013, 8:15 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Aug 28th 2013, 4:48 PM

# Cowen talks

Brian Cowen's first interview in over two years labelled 'cocky and arrogant'

The former taoiseach has given an interview to TG4 which is due to air next week.

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Aug 28th 2013, 3:35 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.

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Aug 28th 2013, 8:48 AM

# Pat Carey

This former Fianna Fáil government minister is now working for a PR company

Pat Carey, a Cabinet minister with multiple briefs in the final days of the Cowen government, has joined DHR Communications.

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Aug 15th 2013, 6:30 AM

Voices

Column: The Mahon Report shows we need direct democracy to end abuses of power

The corruption identified in the Mahon Report would have been avoided under a system of direct democracy – which demands that the public have a real say in decisions that affect their lives, writes Raymond Whitehead.

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Aug 7th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Bank Guarantee

Did the Taoiseach talk to staff in his department about the bank guarantee?

The Taoiseach did not directly address a question about seeking oral or written recollections from seven senior staff in his department who worked there during the period of the bank guarantee five years ago.

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Jul 10th 2013, 6:31 AM