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Organisation: Cowen Government

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Former Anglo chair Dukes says Government should have realised extent of problems

The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank said the bank and the Cowen Government should have realised the extent of the problems facing the lender before the Guarantee.

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For a demoralised political party hope springs eternal

OPPOSITION is not new for Fianna Fáil but electoral decimation and reputational destruction are.

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Lack of moral courage

WATCHING Monday night’s RTÉ programme on the Cowen government reminded me of when,as a young boy, I used to read how the former German generals told us that they were all only following orders.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2011

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THE failed legacy of the last Fianna Fáil-led government is revealed in a new two-part documentary in which events surrounding the bank guarantee and the party’s eventual loss of power are described by former ministers.

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