A sobering thought: from Cowen to Katie

Only a couple of years ago, in the USA, it was a drink-swilling Taoiseach Brian Cowen being parodied on the Jay Leno Show; now it is the amazing and proud Irishwoman Katie Taylor being featured in the New York Times.

A sobering thought: from Cowen to Katie
Mon, 13 Aug, 2012 - 01:00
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