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Former Prime Minister Brian Cowen to lose diplomatic privileges as part of cutbacks (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:53:09 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Former Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen is to lose his diplomatic standing as part of government cutbacks.

Former prime minister Brian Cowen undecided about future as he finishes up course at Stanford (IrishCentral)

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:29:27 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Former Irish prime minister Brian Cowen, who is finishing an Executive MA course at Stanford University in California, said he has not ruled out a return to politics or a job at his family law firm.

Former Prime Minister Brian Cowen goes to college in America – to study management (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:41:02 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

The Prime Minister who oversaw the collapse of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger economy has gone back to college in America – to learn how to become a good manager.

Finance Minister says Fianna Fail "created Ireland's worst crisis since Famine" (IrishCentral)

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:20:57 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Ireland's Fianna Fail government, the long ruling center-right party that was all but annihilated in the last general election, were the authors of the biggest catastrophe to face the country since the Famine, current Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan told the press this week. According to the Belfast Telegraph, Minister Noonan of the center-right Fine Gael party, is blaming former Prime Minister Brian Cowen’s administration for ignoring all the advice that could have averted the country's economic crisis.

Former Irish leader Brian Cowen admits blame for Irish economic collapse (IrishCentral)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:17:22 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Brian Cowen, the former Prime Minister of Ireland, had admitted that his Government should accept some blame for Ireland’s economic downfall.

Former Irish leader Brian Cowen loses out on phone bill and secretarial payouts (IrishCentral)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:12:21 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Costly perks which were until recently enjoyed by former Irish prime ministers have come to an end. Until now, expenses paid by the Irish State provided former leaders with secretarial assistants, computer equipment, telephone charges and even airport VIP facilities.

Enda axes former Taoisigh expenses - but too late to reclaim Bertie's €367,000 windfall (IrishCentral)

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:30:16 PST

The beginning of Bertie's acting careercoincided nicely with the expenses regime Taoiseach Enda Kenny has followed through on his commitment to streamlining public costs and cutting back on prime ministerial excess, but not in time to prevent former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern from claiming €367,000 in 'expenses' since leaving power in 2008The move will see a cutback in a wide range of formerly claimable 'expenses', which could be sought back by former heads of state: computer equipment, telephone costs and airport VIP facilities, are just some of the 'administrative' expenses cited by the Irish Times as having gotten the axeNews-aggregation service TheJournalie reports that the cuts also extend as far as personal cell-phones and (the main cutback) secretarial assistants READ MORE

Cowen leads dollar charge with Ministerial pension worth $7million dollars (IrishCentral)

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:53:32 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Ministers in the government that crashed the Irish economy will reap in pension payments worth almost $15million a year between them for the rest of their lives – with former Prime Ministers Brian Cowen and Bertie Ahern top of the pile.

Former Irish leader made all decisions in a pub as economy collapsed (IrishCentral)

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:42:56 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Former Fianna Fail Minister Mary O’Rourke has accused Brian Cowen of leading Ireland from the bar stool as the Celtic Tiger economy collapsed.

Free booze off the menu at Fianna Fail strategy meeting (IrishCentral)

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:30:12 PDT

Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen enjoying a GuinnessFree booze is off the menu for those gathered for this year’s Fianna Fail strategy meeting, set to begin tomorrowThe policy discussion takes place just twelve months after last year’s fiasco at which ousted Taoiseach Brian Cowen appeared hungover on national radio seemingly hours after a night’s reveling The so-called ‘garglegate’ fiasco spelled the beginning of the end for the deeply unpopular party, and was scrutinized in a recent TV3 investigation into the seemingly dysfunctional leadership at the political partyIt’s not just drink that’s going to cost the attendees, however READ MORE

Clueless Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen handled Irish economy like 'drunken joyriders'' (IrishCentral)

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:33:30 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Disgraced Prime Ministers Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen have been accused of handling Ireland’s Celtic Tiger economy like ‘intoxicated joyriders’ by a leading academic.

Most read - Norwegian gunman’s manifesto criticized Brian Cowen and Charlie McCreevy (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:11:34 PDT

By: KATE HICKEY

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Norwegian gunman’s manifesto criticized Brian Cowen and Charlie McCreevy (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:52:08 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Anders Behring Breivik, a Christian fundamentalist who admitted to murdering 76 people in Norway on Saturday, slammed Irish politicians Brian Cowen and Charlie McCreevy in his 1,500-page online manifesto.

Finance Minister Noonan attacks Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen for bankrupting Ireland, Inc. (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:03:38 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Ireland’s Minister of Finance Michael Noonan has launched a scathing attack on Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen and accused the Fianna Fail pair of ‘bankrupting’ the country.

U.S. Ambassador believed 'Biffo" was correct name for Brian Cowen (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:41:37 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

America’s Ambassador to Ireland told colleagues that Brian Cowen’s Biffo nickname was entirely appropriate.

Mary O’Rourke critical of Brian Cowen's time as leader of Ireland (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:26:50 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Mary O’Rourke is the latest Fianna Fail heavyweight to bash Brian Cowen’s time as leader of Ireland.

Brian Lenihan slams Brian Cowen's leadership (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:18:06 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Former Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has claimed his Fianna Fail boss Brian Cowen lacked leadership during his time as Irish Prime Minister.

A different side to Brian Cowen (IrishCentral)

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:00:14 PST

Outgoing Taoiseach Brian Cowen must have few friends left in the country at the moment, but amidst all the opprobrium, scorn, and criticism heaped on the beleaguered Taoiseach over the last few years, I think a different side to the leader was entirely missed out on during the media onslaught that has more or less defined his hapless career in politicsI had two chances to watch the outgoing Taoiseach in action over the past six months The first was at a swanky function hosted in the Irish Consulate, New York City which was being put on to commemorate a special edition of The Irish Voice commemorating the top 50 Irish-American businesswomen The second was at a private party function from which journalists were supposed to be excluded from at a local hotel in Cork City READ MORE

Brian Cowen to dissolve Parliament paving way for General Election (IrishCentral)

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:33:55 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Prime Minister Brian Cowen quits politics (IrishCentral)

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:10:55 PST

By: Patrick Cooper

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has announced he is quitting politics and will not contest the next election.