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	The Big Question: Will Brian Cowen's succession to Taoiseach change much in Ireland? - Europe, World - The Independent
		Because yesterday, Brian Cowen, Ireland's finance minister, was elected leader of the Irish Republic's ruling Fianna Fail party, and thus Ireland's next Taoiseach (prime minister) in succession to Bertie Ahern, who announced his intention to resign last month.
		The description is thought of as particularly applicable to Cowen because he is noted for being both burly and brusque and because, unusually for a senior politician, he is relatively unconcerned with his public image and what the world at large thinks of him.
		Cowen will now be called on to rein in his old confrontational instincts so as to prevent walkouts in any crises that lie ahead.
	www.independent.co.uk /news/world/europe/the-big-question-will-brian-cowens-succession-to-taoiseach-change-much-in-ireland-806960.html (1394 words)

	Profile: Brian Cowen \| World news \| guardian.co.uk
		Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Brian Cowen, one of the Irish parliament's heavy-hitters with a reputation as a savage debater, was elected to the Dáil Éireann in June 1984 in a byelection prompted by the death of his father.
		Commentators have accused Cowen of smugness over the economy, saying his regime was unsustainable and that he is failing to confront the threat of recession in the UK and US.
		Cowen, a trained solicitor, is married with two children and lists Gaelic sports among his interests.
	www.guardian.co.uk /world/2008/apr/02/ireland2 (435 words)

	Correspondent » Brian Cowen
		Brian Cowen’s dominance of the Fianna Fail election campaign continues apace, following yet another strong performance in the Treasury Buildings this morning where he attacked Fine Gael and Labour’s spending plans.
		Admittedly, Cowen has a point that the two individually have made commitments far beyond the €2.9 billion they have allocated for extra spending, in addition to the €2 billion they have agreed to spend on hospitals, cheaper housing, et cetera.
		I think Brian Cowen is a very good, well educated and well respected person whom most irish people look up to for his charisma and for his communication with the irish people on delivering an excellent budget and helping the most vulnerable in our society.
	www.irishtimes.com /blogs/correspondent/2007/05/14/brian-cowen (948 words)

	John Barrys Blog: Ireland- Taoiseach Brian Cowen losing out in Dail exchanges
		Cowen injudiciously attacked Kenny and alleged that he was attempting to make political capital out of the issue.
		Mr Cowen told the Fine Gael spokesman on Health, Dr James Reilly, that if the heckling continued, he could ensure that Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny would not be heard in the chamber again.
		Mr Cowen was then tackled by Labour leader Eamon Gilmore on price increases and on the alleged failure of the National Consumer Agency and other bodies to act.
	johnbarrysblog.blogspot.com /2008/05/ireland-taoiseach-brian-cowen-losing.html?widgetType=BlogArchive&widgetId=BlogArchive1&action=toggle&dir=open&toggle=YEARLY-1167609600000&toggleopen=MONTHLY-1212274800000 (832 words)

	Have I missed something about Brian Cowen? « michaelsmith.ie
		Brian Cowen does claim to be republican and a patriot.
		Cowen is a thoughtful, intelligent man, for the most part in private, but he can be a bruiser, particularly when faced with those he believes are not his intellectual equals.
		Cowen is careful to obey the proprieties and not to talk as if he is taoiseach until he takes over on May 7th and forms his government after he receives his seal of office from President Mary McAleese.
	michaelsmithie.wordpress.com /2008/04/12/a-brian-cowen-competition (1956 words)

	Brian Cowen - Wikipedia
		Brian Cowen (pe Brian Ó Comhain en iwerzhoneg) zo ur politikour eus Iwerzhon zo bet ganet d'an 10 a viz Genver 1960.
		War e lerc'h e voe dilennet Brian Cowen, da guzul ar gontelezh ha d'an Dáil (parlamant Iwerzhon), pa ne oa nemet 24 bloaz.
		E 2008, pa oa bet roet e zilez gant an Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, e voe dilennet Brian Cowen da gemer e lerc'h.
	br.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Cowen (167 words)

	Naharnet Newsdesk - Brian Cowen to Become Irish Prime Minister
		Cowen, who is also deputy premier, will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Bertie Ahern after becoming the only contender for leadership of the ruling Fianna Fail party when nominations closed on Saturday.
		In contrast to the conciliatory Ahern from central Dublin, Cowen, 48, hails from the midlands county of Offaly.
		Cowen held the ministries of labour (1992-93), transport (1993-94), health (1997-2000) and foreign affairs (2000-04).
	www.naharnet.com /domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/TheWorld/F87AF716D4D7F7CDC22574220055E712?OpenDocument (363 words)

	Brian Cowen elected as Ireland’s new prime minister \| PoughkeepsieJournal.com \| Poughkeepsie Journal
		During his acceptance speech, Cowen’s voice quivered with emotion as he noted that his political career began amid tragedy in 1984 when his lawmaker father, Ber, died of a heart attack.
		Cowen noted that Ireland had benefited greatly from its 35-year membership in the European Union, and has grown ethnically diverse on the back of more than a decade of rapid growth that has attracted immigrants from throughout the EU.
		Cowen’s rise comes at a time of growing economic challenges in Ireland, which has thrived as a favored base for more than 600 U.S. high-tech multinationals.
	www.poughkeepsiejournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/NEWS01/80507019/0/NEWS01 (483 words)

	Brian Cowen - Boston.com
		Finance Minister Brian Cowen was elected Ireland's new prime minister Wednesday, and he pledged to guide the country on a continued pro-European course through choppy economic waters.
		Dublin—Finance Minister Brian Cowen was elected Ireland's new prime minister Wednesday, and he pledged to guide the country on a continued pro-European course through choppy economic waters.
		Cowen noted that Ireland had benefited greatly from its 35-year membership in the European Union, and has grown ethnically diverse on the back of more than a decade of rapid growth that has attracted immigrants from throughout the EU.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2008/05/07/brian_cowen_elected_as_irelands_new_prime_minister (476 words)

	Brian Cowen elected Ireland's Prime Minister - eitb24.com
		Cowen is due to unveil his new cabinet later in the day.
		Irish deputies elected Brian Cowen prime minister on Wednesday as allies and opponents foes alike warned the former finance minister he faced a tough task steering the economy through its current slowdown.
		Cowen will also need to persuade Irish voters to support the EU's reform treaty on June 12, in the only referendum planned on the issue among 27 member states.
	www.eitb24.com /new/en/B24_97402/world-news/IRELAND-Brian-Cowen-elected-Irelands-Prime-Minister (452 words)

	Brian Cowen - Tánaiste - Republic of Ireland - Europe - International - news
		Taoiseach Brian Cowen attended a parade at McKee Barracks in Dublin, with some retired soldiers present who served in the first Irish UN peacekeeping mission to Lebanon in 1958.
		TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Sinn Féin claims that he failed to act effectively when he met EU leaders and that he was “giving oxygen” to the idea of a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
		Taoiseach Brian Cowen told the Dáil today that some members of the European Council were "perplexed" at the Irish electorate's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty earlier this month.
	www.wikio.co.uk /international/europe/republic_of_ireland/tanaiste/brian_cowen (748 words)

	Western People: Challenge for Brian Cowen
		There are a lot of similarities between Cowen and Gordon Brown in the manner in which they have attained the reigns of power in their respective countries.
		The challenges that Cowen faces are far greater than anything that Bertie Ahern had to confront when he took the reigns of a surging economy and burgeoning peace process in 1997.
		Cowen is a politician of substance and it is to be hoped that his premiership will be characterised by a no-nonsense, pragmatic style of governance that has been the hallmark of his political career to date.
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story/?trs=eyaueyqlid (581 words)

	Brian Cowen elected Irish PM - MSN News UK - news & weather
		DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish deputies elected Brian Cowen prime minister on Wednesday and allies and opponents warned the former finance minister he faced a tough task steering the country through a worsening economic slowdown.
		Cowen will need to persuade Irish voters to support the EU's reform treaty next month, in the only referendum planned on the issue among 27 member states.
		Despite a sharp intellect, Cowen's large physical presence, a gruff public persona and a tendency to appear bored by bureaucratic routine have left him saddled with the nickname "Biffo", an acronym for "big ignorant fellow from Offaly".
	news.uk.msn.com /article.aspx?cp-documentid=8259111 (748 words)

	An Phoblacht: Brian Cowen: Sound bites or substance?
		This community needs Brian Cowen to step up and show astute leadership in what is now clearly a deepening recession as he inherits record leaps in unemployment, with March’s 12,000 new people signing on for benefit beating the previous one-month-high set just weeks before in February.
		The challenge facing Cowen is all the more difficult as the spending valve of government is also faltering, with tax returns already €600 million behind forecasts for the first three months of the year, and the Central Bank have cut predictions for economic growth to less than 2 per cent for the whole of 2008.
		Brian Cowen has a lot on his plate as Taoiseach and it would seem that his easiest task will be trading punches with Enda Kenny.
	www.anphoblacht.com /news/detail/27243 (599 words)

	Brian Cowen elected Irish PM - Worldnews.com
		Brian Cowen was speaking following the conclusion of the EU Council summit in Brussels.
		Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen said it is "far too early" to come up with a strategy for dealing with the EU institutional crisis caused by Irish voters' rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.
		Martin Wall, Industry Correspondent The Taoiseach Brian Cowen said it may be relatively painful to have to apply cutbacks in public spending across a range of desirable headings as a result of the deteriorating...
	article.wn.com /view/2008/05/07/Brian_Cowen_elected_Irish_PM (1054 words)

	Will Brian Cowen's succession to Taoiseach change much in Ireland? \| Independent, The (London) \| Find Articles at ...
		The description is thought of as particularly applicable to Cowen because he is noted for being both burly and brusque and because, unusually for a senior politician, he is relatively unconcerned with his public image and what the world at large thinks of him.
		Cowen will now be called on to rein in his old confrontational instincts so as to prevent walkouts in any crises that lie ahead.
		Cowen's task is to hold things together in the more difficult times ahead and yesterday he stressed the need for public sector reform.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20080410/ai_n25141763 (958 words)

	Brian Cowen photos - Daylife
		Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen (L) shakes hands with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown prior to a working session of a European Council at the headquarters of the European Council on June 19, 2008 in Brussels.
		Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen (L) is welcomed by his Slovenian counterpart Janez Jansa, whose country currently holds the rotating Presidency of the EU, at the European Council headquarters on the first day of an EU summit in Brussels June 19, 2008.
		Cowen insisted ahead of a European Union summit on Thursday it was premature to offer remedies for Ireland's "No" vote to an EU reform treaty that could sink the project.
	www.daylife.com /topic/Brian_Cowen/photos/today/1 (1938 words)

	RTÉ News: Cowen 'excited but daunted' by new post
		Brian Cowen is 'excited by the challenge but daunted by the responsibility' of becoming Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil.
		Brian Cowen was elected unopposed as the seventh leader of Fianna Fáil at a special meeting of the parliamentary party this morning.
		Mr Cowen said the fundementals of the economy are still good even though we are clearly in more challenging times and the one thing we will not do at this phase of the economic cycle is retreat on our capital investment.
	www.rte.ie /news/2008/0409/fiannafail.html (1316 words)

	Brian Cowen elected as Ireland's new prime minister - International Herald Tribune
		DUBLIN, Ireland: Finance Minister Brian Cowen was elected Ireland's new prime minister Wednesday, and he pledged to guide the country on a continued pro-European course through choppy economic waters.
		Cowen said his top priority in coming weeks was to lead a successful referendum campaign for the European Union's next treaty.
		Cowen said he expected labor unions not to make exorbitant salary demands in a new round of national wage-pact negotiations that opened this month in Dublin.
	www.iht.com /articles/ap/2008/05/07/europe/EU-POL-Ireland-New-Premier.php (1280 words)

	Irish Parliament Elects New PM, Finance Minister Brian Cowen Replaces Bertie Ahern, Vows To Steer Pro-European Course - ...
		Finance Minister Brian Cowen was elected Ireland's new prime minister Wednesday, and he pledged to guide the country on a continued pro-European course through choppy economic waters.
		Cowen was expected to reshuffle the Cabinet later Wednesday.
		Cowen noted that Ireland had benefited greatly from its 35-year membership in the European Union, and has grown ethnically diverse on the back of more than a decade of rapid growth that has attracted immigrants from throughout the EU.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2008/05/07/world/main4078029.shtml (611 words)

	Brian Cowen: News & Videos about Brian Cowen - CNN.com
		Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Friday that he was disappointed that Irish voters rejected the European Union reform treaty, but said the government "accepts and respects the verdict of the Irish people."
		Brian Cowen believes that his nickname of Biffo stands for Big Intelligent Fella From Offaly.
		Ireland's new prime minister will be Brian Cowen, the deputy of outgoing premier Bertie Ahern, his party decided in a vote on Wednesday.
	topics.edition.cnn.com /topics/brian_cowen (567 words)

	YouTube - Brian Cowen Sings
		Brian Cowen sings a tribute to his father in th...
		Brian Cowen sings a tribute to his father in the fair green in Clara despite a couple of false starts
		Brian Cowen canvassing for Lisbon Treaty on Grafton Street
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=1yp3SmUrJQM (365 words)

	Brian Cowen Style: We Can Rebuild Him - Fashion & Beauty, Lifestyle - Independent.ie
		Brian was well able to train hard when he was with us.
		Considering Brian will be such a busy man, the best time for him to exercise is first thing in the morning — probably about 6am.
		Brian needs a good make-up artist who can show him how to effectively use concealer and a little bit of bronzer.
	www.independent.ie /lifestyle/fashion-beauty/brian-cowen-style-we-can-rebuild-him-1381275.html?start=3 (1324 words)

	Village - Politics, Media and Current Affairs in Ireland - Brian Cowen
		On Wednesday 21 May, Brian Cowen was challenged in the Dáil to answer questions about palliative care services for older people and funding for mental health services.
		The contest to succeed Bertie Ahern is under way in Fianna Fáil and although Brian Cowen is by far the leading contender, he is not alone and “events” could derail what seems an effortless succession.
		Analysis of Brian Cowen as Taoiseach, media reportage of his political ascention and the aftermath of the Lisbon treaty.
	www.village.ie /tag/Brian_Cowen (783 words)

	Brian Cowen articles - Daylife
		Dublin - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen told parliament Wednesday that "an apparent dimunition in Ireland's representation and influence" in the institutions of the European Union led to last week's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by Irish...
		The EU Observer explains: Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has said that his country’s referendum on the Lisbon Treaty result must be respected, but was unclear on whether to rule out...
		Brian Cowen has welcomed what he said were "measured and constructive" comments by British prime minister Gordon Brown on the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty referendum.
	www.daylife.com /topic/Brian_Cowen/articles/custom/date/1?end=20080616&start=20080615 (1247 words)

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