As TDs jump ship, loss of FF ‘safe seats’ does not bode well

“THE House is my oldest home.” — Using the words of John F Kennedy, Brian Cowen yesterday described his feelings for the Dáil which he was leaving after 27 years.
As TDs jump ship, loss of FF ‘safe seats’ does not bode well
Wed, 02 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

The curtains had fallen and it was time to get off the stage.

Brian Cowen took the uneasy step away from the life he has known and decided not to contest the seat he held in Laois-Offaly since his father’s death in 1984.

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