Cowen basks in the moonlight as Ban lays on the charm

OH how our smitten Taoiseach swooned in the moonlight – the Ban Ki-moon light that is.

Though even Brian Cowen looked a tad embarrassed on the steps of Government Buildings as the United Nations secretary general heaped praise on him as a “global leader” whose presence at a climate change summit in September would be essential to saving the planet.

Why, the wily old Korean diplomat was so overwhelming in his adoration for our tarnished Taoiseach you would almost suspect he was after something.