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Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen has defended the decision to go with the bank guarantee in September 2008; US billionaire Donald Trump has finally won his battle against plans for a windfarm near Doonbeg; Harry Shearer, voice of Mr Burns in The Simpsons will be back in the role of the evil nuclear power plant boss. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com

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Wed, 08 Jul, 2015 - 01:00

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Cowen claims bank guarantee was 'least worst option'; FF spending led to quicker recovery

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