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Letters show amount of pressure put on Brian Lenihan by ECB over bank bailout (IrishCentral)

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:38:49 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Letters sent from the president from the European Central Bank to the late Brian Lenihan reveal the intense pressure put on Ireland to apply for a bailout in November 2010, reports the Irish Times.

Brian Lenihan worked 17-hour days after he was diagnosed with cancer (IrishCentral)

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:23:51 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

A new documentary entitled ‘Cloch le Carn’ sheds light on the final months of the late Minister of Finance Brian Lenihan. The documentary profiles Lenihan’s courageous 18 month battle with pancreatic cancer, and how he refused to let it interfere with his important economic work at the Dail.

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.

Brian Lenihan: the lost leader (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:20:03 PDT

Brian Lenihan pictured with a copy of the Irish budget in 2008THE profound sadness across the country at the death last week of the former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan crossed party lines, social levels and age groups It was a universal grief, a feeling shared by everyone here that we had lost one of our best, taken from us in tragic circumstances at too early an age (just 52) and at a time when politics in Ireland really needs people of his caliber and integrityIn Hemingway's memorable phrase, courage is the ability to show grace under pressure, and Lenihan was the perfect example of that READ MORE

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pays tribute to Brian Lenihan (IrishCentral)

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:11:29 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

French Minister for Finance Christine Lagarde has paid tribute to her former Irish counterpart Brian Lenihan ahead of his funeral.

Brian Lenihan, former Irish finance minister dies of pancreatic cancer (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:42:21 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Former Irish Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has lost his battle with cancer at just 52 years of age.

Brian Lenihan dies, Former Irish Finance Minister was an heroic figure who battled deadly cancer (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:10:09 PDT

It is with deep sadness that I note the death of Brian Lenihan, Ireland's former Minister for Finance who passed away this morning He was just 52Lenihan was an incredibly brave and courageous politician, who despite suffering from deadly pancreatic cancer, continued in office to serve his country, despite his debilitating illnessHis bravery was astonishing during Ireland's darkest hours with the IMF and EU bailout READ MORE

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.

Brian Lenihan delivers toughest Budget in the Irish State’s history (IrishCentral)

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:39:05 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Just before Brian Lenihan, Minister for Finance, announced the Budget 2011, the toughest in Ireland’s history, Prime Minister, Brian Cowen urged the Parliament to see the positives in the document.

Brian Lenihan admits EU/IMF funds a ‘very desirable outcome’ (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:06:33 PST

By: CATHY HAYES

Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, has told the Irish Government that a contingency fund from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union would be a “very desirable outcome”.

Baseball’s debt to a Gaelic game: learning about the GAA during the ALCS (IrishCentral)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:50:10 PDT

How do say “Play Ball!” in Irish?With the long baseball season finally segueing into the playoffs, I was using the time between pitches, while the batter wanders around adjusting himself, to wander around online, and just as the batter stepped back out of the box to start the adjustment process all over again, I surfed onto this internet factoid: “Baseball was probably derived from Rounders, a game played in Ireland since the fifteenth century” I hate to admit it, but this was news to me…but not of course to the GAAThis revelation came from a HuffingtonPostcom slideshow entitled “US History: 13 Myth-Busting Facts That Will Make You Rethink Everything You Know,” written by three guys from the endlessly diverting Mental Floss website (http://www READ MORE

Brian Lenihan says cuts will be ‘well above’ €3 billion (IrishCentral)

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:03:41 PDT

By: BARRY J WHYTE

Ireland will have to endure budget cuts of ‘well above’
Lenihan and the rest of the Irish government have been tight-lipped about the precise size of the budget cuts required in the December budget, but he admitted that it will require greater cuts than previously suggested. He refused, however, to give a precise figure.

“We have to respond to the real economic realities we face. I don’t believe I should rush into a figure and announce it without very careful analysis,” he said. “The real figure that is agreed upon … is that we have to get our borrowing down, by the end of 2014, to 3% of our annual wealth … if you want to reach that figure, you do require to make a very serious adjustment.”

When pushed on a figure, he said, “The national plan will outline precisely how much you have to do on a year by year basis to 2014. Clearly the figure this year will be well above the existing figure of
Lenihan also referred to recent efforts to create consensus with the opposition party.

“I very much welcome that Fine Gael and Labour is also signed up to this [the figure of
“We’re sharing the economic analysis with the other parties. I think it would be very helpful if we could share that sense of a common analysis of what the problem is because if all of the parties subscribe to a common analysis of the economic problems, it will be much easier to secure a united national effort behind jobs, and growth and budgetary correction.”

In relation to the meeting with the IMF, Lenihan said that the IMF was happy with the way Ireland was handling the crisis.

Ireland’s unlikely hero: Finance Minster Brian Lenihan (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:19:12 PDT

By: JAMES COOPER

He has 10,000 Facebook friends all wishing him well, is by far the most popular politician in Ireland but is highly unlikely to ever get the top job in Irish politics that most feel he deserves.

Brian Lenihan rules out run at Irish Prime Minister, Cowen's, job (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:32:44 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Brian Lenihan, the Irish Minister for Finance has ruled out the idea that he is running for the position of Prime Minister and insists that Brian Cowen’s position is not up for grabs.

Brian Lenihan will stay on as finance minister while battling pancreatic cancer (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:37:55 PST

By: Patrick Roberts

News / Political shocker: Irish Finance Minister Lenihan has pancreatic cancer / Click here

Finance minister Brian Lenihan addresses his cancer and vows to stay in office (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:40:23 PST

By: Patrick Roberts

News / Political shocker: Irish Finance Minister Lenihan has pancreatic cancer / Click here

Irish crisis over cancer diagnosis for finance minister Brian Lenihan (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:49:16 PST

By: NIALL O'DOWD

The health condition of Ireland's Minister for Finance is the pressing topic in Ireland this week. Brian Lenihan has been the public face of the budget cuts that have slashed public spending but at the weekend he was in the news on a far more tragic matter when he was diagnosed with a very serious cancer.