ireland.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Environment Minister John Gormley held a meeting at the National Emergency Co-ordination Centre in Agricultural House on Kildare Street in Dublin today.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has told trade union leaders of his “deep disappointment” at the planned national strike in the public service next Tuesday.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Taoiseach Brian Cowen is chairing a meeting at the Department of Agriculture to discuss the Government's response to the flooding crisis.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Troops, helicopters and boats are standing by to rescue those still caught in the floods as the cost of the clean-up looks set to exceed €100m Large tracts of the south and west of Ireland stood submerged last night as 300 Irish troops, backed up by helicopters and boats, were on standby to rescue more people caught up in floods. As more than 18,000 homes in Cork prepared to start the week without...
France24 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
A day after France’s controversial World Cup qualifier victory, French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologized to Irish PM Brian Cowen during a meeting in Brussels. But, Sarkozy added, he was neither a referee, nor a football authority.
DaithaiC (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Thierry Henry After France won their World Cup qualifier against Ireland last Wednesday at the Stade de Fraud, Paris, with Thierry Henry’s handball the cry went up around France’s former Republican ally “Liberté, égalité, fraternité et replay!” But now it's all over for Ireland in World Cup 2010. FIFA has refused a replay against France so the country...
Crooked Timber (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
So as Ingrid notes, EU member states have chosen Von Rompuy as the new President of the European Council. To use the terms that Euro-politicians have themselves been using (which were nicked, presumably by Brian Cowen, from the title of a political science text on Irish Taoisigh), they have decided to go for a chairman [...]
Berry Deep France (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
What can you say that hasn't already been said. The event has been qualified as "shameful" The national verdict on Thierry Henry's "Hand of God" goal that qualified France for the 2010 World Cup in South Afrcia. General public and media view of the French team's performance last Wednesday night against Ireland at the Stade de France - "pitiful" . The Irish deserved to...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
ZURICH — FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra time. "In the reply, FIFA states that the result of the match cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed," FIFA said in a statement. "As...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
• Christine Lagarde: 'It's sad to have qualified on this cheating' • Henry is a 'good person and great player', says Beckham World soccer's governing body Fifa should order replays of matches where "cheating" affects the outcome, a senior French government minister said on Friday. France sealed their place at the 2010 World Cup finals with a 1-1 draw against Ireland in Paris on...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Sarkozy told Irish PM Brian Cowen how sorry he was, but he said he couldn't substitute himself for the referee or the football authorities or European football authorities.
Sify (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Paris: French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France's controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday, but would not
Bush Radio 89.5 fm Newsroom (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
By Nomava Nobumba 20 November 2009 The Football Association of Ireland has lodged a complaint with Fifa asking for their World Cup play-off against France to be replayed. Republic of Ireland were beaten 1-2 on aggregate after France won with goal scored when captain Thierry Henry handled the ball. Fifa insists its disciplinary code says referees' decisions "are final". Irish Prime Minister...
France24 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Angry Ireland called on FIFA to allow its World Cup playoff with France to be replayed, as a dispute over Thierry Henry's blatant handball threatened to become a diplomatic row. Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said he supported the Football Association of Ireland's request, and promised to raise the issue with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an EU summit.
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Its not just the Egyptian and Algerian governments having a holy go at each other. The replay request is now being echoed in the upper echelons of the Irish government as Brian Cowen, the Irish PM is now suggesting that...
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