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Ireland sets date for early electionsEarly elections in Ireland have been set for February 25. Embattled Prime Minister Brian Cowen, who announced on Monday that he would not seek reelection to… 02/02/2011
Irish elections could be next monthIreland looks set for even earlier elections than beleaguered Prime Minister Brian Cowen had planned for. He quit as leader of Fianna Fail on Saturday but… 24/01/2011
Ireland’s PM quits as party leaderIreland’s embattled Prime Minister, Brian Cowen, has quit as party chief. That leaves the ruling – but highly unpopular – Fianna Fail clear to pick a new… 22/01/2011
Cowen survives, but loses foreign ministerIrish prime Minister Brian Cowen may have survived a party confidence vote, but he emerged from the ballot further weakened ahead of a likely general election… 19/01/2011
Pressure for Cowen to call early budgetThe Irish Prime Minister has rejected calls for a swift election and an emergency austerity budget for as early as next week. The opposition and coalition… 24/11/2010
Cowen insists must stay to pass Irish budgetBrian Cowen is uncertain how much time he has left as Ireland’s Prime Minister. He is the number one political casualty of the country’s plea for a massive… 23/11/2010
Ireland will take bail-out and restructure banksAfter weeks of speculation, it has been confirmed that Ireland will definitely be receiving a bail-out package. On Sunday, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan… 22/11/2010
Northern Ireland crisis talks continueThe British and Irish prime ministers are chairing a second day of crisis talks to try to save Northern Ireland’s fragile power-sharing government. Gordon… 26/01/2010
British and Irish leaders in Belfast for crisis talksAfter talks in Downing Street, the British and Irish leaders have flown to Belfast to tackle a crisis threatening Northern Ireland’s fragile government. The… 25/01/2010
EU Treaty vote applauded by Irish Prime MinisterTaoiseach, Brian Cowen has confirmed that Ireland has voted decisively in favour of the Lisbon Treaty.With the final figures still to be announced, Cowen said… 03/10/2009
Irish anger over the economyA huge demonstration involving an estimated 120,000 people has been held in Dublin to protest against the Irish government’s handling of the economic crisis… 22/02/2009
Contaminated Irish pork exported to 25 countriesIrish pork contaminated with toxic dioxins may have been exported to 25 countries, according to Irish officials. The government has recalled all domestic pig… 08/12/2008
