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Crash, part one: Brian Cowen and the unravelling of Ireland
Manage episode 499466411 series 32584
Brian Cowen became Taoiseach in 2008, just as Ireland’s economy was going into free-fall. For the next three years he struggled to lead the country through some of its darkest days, with public opinion quickly souring against him and Fianna Fáil.
In a new three-part series from The Irish Times Inside Politics podcast, Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy look back at how Cowen became Taoiseach and his short, turbulent time in power.
The podcast follows his early promise as the heir to an Offaly Fianna Fáil dynasty, through his rise to power and his doomed attempts to fix the banking crisis and the chaotic end of his political career.
Parts two and three will be published on Wednesday August 13th and Monday August 18th.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
944 episodes
Manage episode 499466411 series 32584
Brian Cowen became Taoiseach in 2008, just as Ireland’s economy was going into free-fall. For the next three years he struggled to lead the country through some of its darkest days, with public opinion quickly souring against him and Fianna Fáil.
In a new three-part series from The Irish Times Inside Politics podcast, Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy look back at how Cowen became Taoiseach and his short, turbulent time in power.
The podcast follows his early promise as the heir to an Offaly Fianna Fáil dynasty, through his rise to power and his doomed attempts to fix the banking crisis and the chaotic end of his political career.
Parts two and three will be published on Wednesday August 13th and Monday August 18th.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
944 episodes
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