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Article: Bertie needed a heavyweight to stand up to Mandelson so he gave Foreign Affairs to Cowen; (1) Counterweight Brian Cowen greets Peter Mandelson during the North's peace process (2) Representing ireland: Brian Cowen as Foreign Affairs Minister with his then Chinese counterpart U Zhoxing at EU-asia summit.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2008
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Taoiseach Brian Cowen granted journalist Jason OToole 15 hours of interviews for his new book Brian Cowen: The Path To Power. Here, in the final part of the Mails exclusive serialisation of the intimate biography, former taoiseach Albert Reynolds reveals how he mentored Cowen.
IT IS, in light of the events of the past week, somewhat ironic that Brian Cowens own willingness to stand up to Charlie Haughey on issues of Government policy is one of the traits that first marked him out for high office.
Cowen backed Albert Reynolds in his failed leadership bid of 1991 so it was not surprising when, on his eventual triumph in 1992, Reynolds rewarded the Offaly ...