Cowen: shortest serving FF taoiseach

BRIAN COWEN will today clinch the record for the shortest-serving Fianna Fáil taoiseach.

He will step aside as leader of the country after 1,036 days in office — just two days shorter than the current record.

That position until now has been held by former Fianna Fáil taoiseach Albert Reynolds, who served 1,038 days in office between February 11, 1992, and December 15, 1994.