Pressure grows on Cowen as €15bn savings plan finalised

Taoiseach Brian Cowen dismissed clamour for his resignation today as Government number-crunchers finalised a drastic plan for €15bn savings.

Pressure grows on Cowen as €15bn savings plan finalised
Fri, 19 Nov, 2010 - 19:23

Taoiseach Brian Cowen dismissed clamour for his resignation today as Government number-crunchers finalised a drastic plan for €15bn savings.

After day one of formal bailout talks in Dublin, a 150-page four-year rescue package was being put to the test by an emergency mission from Brussels and Washington.

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