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Belfast Telegraph, 05.01.09 00:11 UTC

Irish budget faces €20bn black hole

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has signalled that a triple whammy of more tax increases, a public sector pay freeze and job cuts are being considered to tackle the expected €20bn Irish budget deficit this ...
Brian Cowen  ™s Department of Finance  EUR 

Belfast Telegraph, 03.01.09 14:00 UTC

Taoiseach warns of tough times ahead

The Taoiseach is warning that it may take Ireland half a decade to get the country's finances back on track. In an interview published in this morning's Irish Times, Brian Cowen, said the scale of ...
Irish Times  Ireland  Brian Cowen 

Belfast Telegraph, 02.01.09 16:32 UTC

Tributes pour in for Tony Gregory

Tributes have been pouring in for Tony Gregory. The Taoiseach has said he served his community with great dedication and distinction. Brian Cowen said Tony Gregory was a proud Dubliner, a great ...
drug abuse  Brian Cowen  Joe Costello  Tony Gregory  Mary Harney  Tony Gregory Tributes  +1 more

Belfast Telegraph, 31.12.08 08:01 UTC

Motorists urged not to drink and drive this New Year

Motorists are being reminded not to drink and drive as New Year celebrations get into full swing this evening. Gardai are warning that their traditional festive crackdown will continue tonight, with ...
New Year's Day  Brian Cowen 

Belfast Telegraph, 27.12.08 00:32 UTC

What they said: the most memorable quotes of 2008

Tributes, outbursts, gaffes and rhetoric... Margaret Canning selects the stand-out statements of the year “I can’t express strongly enough that I am not going because of some hidden or some ...
Moscow  Munich  BELFAST  the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster  Premier League  UEFA Champions League  +46 more

Belfast Telegraph, 25.12.08 11:30 UTC

Taoiseach wishes nation a happy and peaceful Christmas

The Taoiseach is wishing everyone in the country a happy and peaceful Christmas. Brian Cowen says there is no better way to relax and recharge batteries than in the company of loved ones. He has also ...
Christmas  Brian Cowen 

Belfast Telegraph, 24.12.08 08:01 UTC

Drivers urged to heed road safety messages this Christmas

Thousands of people will be on the move today as the annual Christmas exodus enters its final hours. December 24th is traditionally one of the busiest travelling days of the year on the roads and the ...
Christmas  rail network  Brian Cowen 

Belfast Telegraph, 22.12.08 08:01 UTC

Cowen and O'Dea to visit Irish troops in Kosovo

The Taoiseach and the Minister for Defence are due to pay a pre-Christmas visit to members of the Defence Forces in Kosovo today . Brian Cowen and Willie O'Dea will meet the 233 members of the 39th ...
Christmas  Kosovo  Brian Cowen  Garda Siochana  Willie O'Dea  Defence Forces in Kosovo  +1 more

Belfast Telegraph, 22.12.08 02:02 UTC

Loans scandal Irish bank gets a €1.5bn state bailout

The Irish government has effectively nationalised Anglo Irish Bank after it gave the scandal-hit bank a €1.5bn bailout. Taoiseach Brian Cowen last night announced radical plans to recapitalise ...
Dublin  Allied Irish  Irish Bank  Anglo-Irish Bank  Bank of Ireland  bank  +5 more

guardian.co.uk, 19.12.08 11:32 UTC

Irish politician and scholar Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien dies

. Conor Cruise O'Brien. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe The distinguished writer, journalist, scholar, politician and former Irish cabinet minister Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien has died aged 91. O'Brien, who ...
The Observer  Congo  Ireland  Conor Cruise O'Brien  Eamonn McCabe  Brian Cowen  +2 more
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