‘Cowen should not apologise, he should resign’

LABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has said the country does not need an apology from Taoiseach Brian Cowen, it requires his resignation.

Mr Gilmore said he was not concerned about the content or circumstances of Mr Cowen’s televised expression of regret on Wednesday.

“People in this country are worried about more than whether the Office of the Taoiseach is offended. We are in a real economic mess, a real hole, people out of work, people with very real financial problems that they have to try and deal with. They are not being dealt with by Brian Cowen and by Fianna Fáil.