Category Archives: Brian Cowen

Markets are right to be worried

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

Markets are right to be worried — ‘final’ €50bn to fix banks looks like tip of iceberg Sunday October 10 2010 THE soaring cost of bailing out the banks means that Ireland is now locked out of the bond markets. … Continue reading →

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Still can’t face up to the reality,Cowen & Lenihan’s Bunker Mentality

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Listening back on this recording  http://thepressnet.com/2010/09/14/8864/ I noticed again the attempt by Cowen to label the moderator a “defeatist” It occurred to me that Cowen and lenihan are increasingly using words one would have heard in the last days of … Continue reading →

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German war reparations

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

It took Germany 90 years to pay off 25 billion in war reparations for the First World War. The US gulf will need 20$ Billion to clean it up . Ireland is now been saddled with debts of 36.5 billion … Continue reading →

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Press Statement 30 September 2010

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Press Statement 30 September 2010 The Central Bank today (Thursday 30 September) published its assessment of the capital requirements resulting from the recently announced restructuring of Anglo Irish Bank. In addition, the Central Bank has published the outcome of its review … Continue reading →

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Lenihan logic: heads you win and tails you win for the bondholders

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

Irish Finance Minister Demonstrates that he doesn’t believe in Capitalism By The Fundamental Analyst, on September 24th, 2010 Here again we see another case of those that embraced capitalism on the way up, shudder at the consequences when things go … Continue reading →

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Ahern turns up the heat on Cowen (Let the fun begin!)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

Ahern turns up the heat on Cowen TAOISEACH Brian Cowen‘s position looked increasingly precarious last night as a cabinet minister confirmed Fianna Fail TDs were contacting senior party figures to express concerns about his leadership. A string of ministers came … Continue reading →

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Should the transfer of Anglo’s remaining NAMA tranches be put on hold ?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

from source http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/author/namawinelake/ Should the transfer of Anglo’s remaining NAMA tranches be put on hold pending clarification of Anglo’s total costs? namawinelake | August 27, 2010 at 10:15 am Anglo has transferred a cumulative total of €16bn of its NAMA-bound … Continue reading →

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Michael Collins would take out his revolver……………..

Posted on August 22, 2010 by

The German economy is poised to grow by about 3% this year, after growing at its fastest rate for more than 20 years during the April-to-June quarter. That spurt has led the Bundesbank central bank to raise its growth estimate … Continue reading →

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Lenihan approved pay rises for senior staff at Anglo Irish Bank.

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Further details have emerged today of how Finance Minister Brian Lenihan approved pay rises for senior staff at Anglo Irish Bank. According to the Irish Times, Brian Lenihan bypassed recommended levels for senior executives last year, following discussions with the … Continue reading →

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These stooges obviously don’t read the papers

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

More proof that the Banks are in fact calling to tune with regards to the running of our country Cowen and Lenihan have swallowed hook line and sinker the notion from the other Bank Lords that no Irish Bank must … Continue reading →

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