Ireland calls February election The Daily Telegraph Australia | IRELAND'S government has called a general election for February 25, expecting to see it become the first administration ousted as a result of the eurozone debt crisis. | Prime Minister Brian Cowen and President Mary McAleese today signed the proclamation dissolving parliament, and the electio...
Eurozone needs more clarity Asia Times | Feb 2, 2011 | | More | Eurozone needs more clarity | By Kunal Kumar Kundu | BANGALORE - As Europe lurched from one disaster to another last year, with even large economies like Spain and Italy being under threat, the 27 member states of the European Union agreed May 9, 201...
Eurozone needs more clarity Asia Times | Feb 2, 2011 | | More | Eurozone needs more clarity | By Kunal Kumar Kundu | BANGALORE - As Europe lurched from one disaster to another last year, with even large economies like Spain and Italy being under threat, the 27 mem...
Ireland main opposition party sees support fall-poll The Guardian LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Ireland's main opposition party Fine Gael's popularity rating has dropped with nationalist Sinn Fein gaining support, national broadcaster RTE reported, citing a poll to be published in Wednesday's Irish Independent. The pol...
Debt-burdened Ireland faces Feb. 25 election date Newsday | Quick ReadIreland faces Feb. 25 election; prime minister bows out defending record on debt crisis Photos | (AP) âEuro" Ireland's parliament was dissolved Tuesday for a long-awaited Feb. 25 election as Prime Minister Brian Cowen exited the political...
Timeline: Irish PM Cowen announces new election date Hartford Courant | (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced on Tuesday that elections will be held on February 25. [nLDE7101N2] | Here is a timeline of Ireland's economic troubles since Cowen took office as prime minister: | May 7, 2008 - Brian Cowe...
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Star Tribune | A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: | ___ | CAIRO — Standard & Poor's on Tuesday downgraded its rating on Egypt and warned that another cut was possible as a week of protests demandin...
Ireland's unpopular prime minister in waiting KDVR | By Padraic Halpin | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Enda Kenny appears just weeks away from becoming Ireland's next prime minister and neither his unpopularity nor his failure to connect with the public is likely to stop the Fine Gael leader's ascent. | Opinion...
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Bailout Bill passed ahead of Irish election The Daily Telegraph Australia | IRELAND'S Upper House of Parliament has passed a key finance Bill needed to secure the country's bailout package, paving the way for embattled Prime Minister Brian Cowe...
Ireland finance bill passed in Dail BBC News Continue reading the main story Related stories | Fighting for survival What an extraordinary year! Key Points: Irish austerity plan | Ireland's lower house of parliament, or Dail,...
Ireland's unpopular prime minister in waiting The Guardian By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Enda Kenny appears just weeks away from becoming Ireland's next prime minister and neither his unpopularity nor his failure to connect with the public is likely to stop the Fine Gael leader's ascent. Opinio...
Irish election set for Feb 25: government Hartford Courant | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will hold a parliamentary election on February 25, the government said on Tuesday, setting the stage for a new administration to take over the helm of the euro zone struggler. | The center-right Fine Gael party and center...
Debt-burdened Ireland faces Feb. 25 election date Philadelphia Daily News | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | The Associated Press | DUBLIN - Ireland's government has announced that voters will elect a new parliament on Feb. 25, providing a 3 1/2-week campaign focused on the nation's debt crisis. | Confirmation of the election date follo...
Ireland to Dissolve Its Parliament The New York Times | LONDON — Two months after Ireland joined Greece in accepting an international bailout for its debt-wracked economy, the political reckoning for the Dublin government entered a decisive phase on Friday with the announcement that Parliament would be dissolved on Tuesday ahead of a general election. | No date for the election was set, but aide...
FG leader meets Barroso over bailout Irish Times | ANDREW WILLIS in Brussels | THE POTENTIAL for renegotiating some of the terms of the EU-IMF bailout was discussed when the Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and finance spokesman Michael Noonan met president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso in Brussels last night. | They said Mr Barroso had given them a warm welcome but stressed that a fo...
