Brian Cowen

Cowen assurance to Halifax customers

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Bank of Scotland Ireland customers would not be affected by the closure of its Irish Halifax operation, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil.

Dublin mayoral election 'this year'

Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has vowed the election for Dublin's first directly-elected mayor will take place this year.

• Dublin mayor Bill cleared by Cabinet - ireland.com

Co-operation 'key to prosperity'

Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Increased co-operation between the Republic and Northern Ireland is key to the future prosperity of the island, Taoiseach Brian Cowen claims.

The Irish Economy » Blog Archive » George Lee resigns from Fine …

Blog Posts about Irish TDs - (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Lee therefore publicly made known his unhappiness in early January. He wouldn't go along with the establishment bailout and cover up. Therefore they gagged him. Enda Kenny is just a thinner Brian Cowen. …... Continue reading »

Plan for Limerick awaiting report - Cowen

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government would consider how to proceed with a regeneration plan for Limerick when it received a report on the project shortly.

Salt – Wound — Fine Gael

Irish Election (Free subscription) | yesterday

Gordon Brown statement to House of Commons on Hillsborough Agreement – None of this could have been achieved without working closely with the Irish government – and I pay tribute to Brian Cowen, the Irish Foreign Minister, Micheal Martin and to the Taoiseach’s predecessors Bertie Ahern and Albert Reynolds. Who’s missing from that list of predecessor Taoisigh?

Gordon in Northern Ireland

The Attlee Inheritance (Free subscription) | 07/02/2010

The sordid affairs of the ridiculous Iris Robinson, very much living up to her namesake from the Graduate, left the Northern Irish peace process on the brink. First Minister Peter Robinson was forced to tempòrarily resign as he attempted to sort out the mess his wife had created. If you didn´t know she had an affair with a 19 year old, she´s 59, and gave him money from the public...

Ritchie congratulated on election

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2010

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has congratulated Stormont Minister Margaret Ritchie on her election as leader of the SDLP.

There Were 35 In The Bed And Robinson Said, 'Rollover, Rollover'

Tangled Blog (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

Well, what can I say about yesterday's stage-managed press conference concerning the humiliation of the DUP? Gordon Brown and Brian Cowen (a.k.a BIFFAFC or Big Ignorant F****r From A Foreign Country) were busily competing with each other in a mouth elasticity contest. Peter Robinson looked gaunt and stressed as if the weight of his wife's hastily-removed underwear was on his shoulders. As for Butcher...

Mary Coughlan puts her foot in it again

Blog Posts about Irish TDs - (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

She does it again. Thank God we don't have nuclear bombs as part of our armed forces arsenal – every time Brian Cowen goes away the world would be on high alert in case Mary pressed the button. I have called for Public Sector pay cuts …... Continue reading »

Obama invites leaders to White House for North talks

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on St Patrick’s Day to discuss progress in the Northern peace process.

Obama commends N.Ireland accord, to receive Irish PM in March

People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

U.S. President Barack Obama commended a breakthrough power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland Friday, as the White House announced he would meet with Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland in March. Obama said the agreement, reached by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Republican Sinn Fein on devolution of policing and justice power from London to Northern Ireland, "is an important...

Cork flood protection plans to get priority, says Cowen

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

PROPOSALS TO develop a €100 million flood relief plan to protect Cork city from any repeat of last November’s floods will be given the priority they deserve by the Office of Public Works (OPW), said Taoiseach Brian Cowen yesterday.

Obama praises 'historic agreement'

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

WHITE HOUSE:THE WHITE House expressed President Barack Obama’s appreciation to Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Prime Minister Gordon Brown for their part in yesterday’s Northern Ireland agreement.

Cowen hails 'essential step for peace and security'

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/02/2010

THE HILLSBOROUGH Castle agreement provides the “basis for the future stability and success of democratic institutions which we all have worked so hard to create,” Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.

• Brown hails 'new chapter' in Northern Ireland as end to years of violence - The Guardian