Cowen – Peter Geoghegan

Drawn-out last gasp of political life of Brian

By peterPosted on 13th April 2011Posted in Ireland, ScotsmanTagged Cowen, Election, Fianna Fail, Ireland1 Comment

Brian Cowen’s reputation as a hard-nosed political operator was in tatters well before yesterday afternoon’s session of the Irish parliament, but his latest public performance will have done little to instil confidence in Ireland’s limp premier. In what was possibly his valedictory speech to the Dáil, Mr Cowen brazenly declared “this government is functioning as […]

Having caused then denied problem, Fianna Fail is in firing line

By peterPosted on 29th November 2010Posted in Ireland, ScotsmanTagged Cowen, Fianna Fail, Lenihan

AS ANY counsellor knows, acknowledging the existence of a problem is the first step to solving it. Unfortunately when it came to Ireland’s banking crisis, the ruling Fianna Fail-led coalition chose to remain firmly in denial until the contagion had spread out of control. As recently as Wednesday, finance minister Brian Lenihan told the nation […]