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		<title>Exclusive: Secret of Irish politics revealed to The Mire</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/exclusive-politicians-reveal-secret-of-irish-politics-to-the-mire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enda Kenny]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following late night sessions at the MacGill summer school The Mire has been able to shed light on a mystery that has confounded political analysts for generations.
As politicians unwound in the small hours they let our correspondent in on the ultimate secret of Irish politics.
&#8220;When we say &#8216;the future&#8217; we mean &#8216;the hereafter&#8217;,&#8221; a member [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An open letter to Richard Bruton and Enda Kenny</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/an-open-letter-to-richard-bruton-and-enda-kenny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/an-open-letter-to-richard-bruton-and-enda-kenny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabinet ministers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enda Kenny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Party]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gentlemen,
It is with a heavy heart that I accuse you of making a mockery of mockery.
You have broken the hearts of a generation of humourists. Cartoonists are sticking pencils in their eyes, sketch writers are taking hammers to their hands. Gentlemen, these are people with families.
If satirists believed in lawyers they would be suing you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government announce competion to rename Smart Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/government-announce-competion-to-rename-smart-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/government-announce-competion-to-rename-smart-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 07:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Minister Mary Coughlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Solidarity Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Country Your Call]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Government has announced a competition modelled on Your Country Your Call to come up with a better name for the so-called Smart Economy.
Ministers have long struggled to keep a straight face when discussing the Smart Economy. Matters were made worse this week when Education Minister Mary Coughlan asked colleges to accept students who fail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enda Kenny to whisper sweet nothings while riding you bareback</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/enda-kenny-to-whisper-sweet-nothings-while-riding-you-bareback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/enda-kenny-to-whisper-sweet-nothings-while-riding-you-bareback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enda Kenny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fianna Fail]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Enda Kenny-led government will whisper sweet nothings in your ear while riding you bareback, a Fine Gael party conference in Killarney was told.
&#8220;We have a message for citizens,&#8221; a Fine Gael source said. &#8220;We have seen how Brian Cowen treats you. It is no wonder Martin Cullen feels violated.&#8221;
&#8220;Fianna Fail do not respect you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flooded communities angry over Taoiseach throwing water balloons</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/flooded-communities-angry-over-taoiseach-throwing-water-balloons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/flooded-communities-angry-over-taoiseach-throwing-water-balloons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Galway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JEdward]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[X Factor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Members of flooded communities in the south and west have complained that it was &#8220;completely inappropriate&#8221; of Taoiseach Brian Cowen to throw water balloons at them this morning. Mr Cowen cancelled all appointments today to visit flood areas in Galway, Clare, Tipperary and Cork. &#8220;We thought he would at least be sympathetic,&#8221; a woman whose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enda Kenny to abolish Dail, Fine Gael and himself</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/enda-kenny-to-abolish-dail-fine-gael-and-himself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/enda-kenny-to-abolish-dail-fine-gael-and-himself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a radical move that has sent shockwaves through the political system Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach in waiting Enda Kenny has said that he will abolish the Dail and the office of Taoiseach when he becomes Taoiseach.
&#8220;I have come to the conclusion that the Dail can no longer be justified,&#8221; he said. Mr Kenny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowen denies turning country into banana republic</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/cowen-denies-turning-country-into-banana-republic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/cowen-denies-turning-country-into-banana-republic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banana republic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Liveline]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen has reacted strongly to Fine Gael suggestions that he has turned the country into a  banana republic and criticised the opposition for dragging the good name of the country down.
A Fine Gael source was quoted yesterday as saying that the longer Fianna Fail stayed in Government the more the perception grows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angry cabinet protests against Government</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/angry-cabinet-protests-against-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/angry-cabinet-protests-against-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Coughlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minister for Trade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traffic was severely disrupted in the centre of Dublin today as angry members of the Cabinet took to the streets to protest against the Government.
Many citizens were surprised to see Taoiseach Brian Cowen and all of his Government ministers protesting against his government but Mr Cowen said it was vital that the public realised &#8220;that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowen helps Brown to banish &#8216;nasty wee beasties&#8217; with song</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/cowen-helps-brown-to-banish-nasty-little-beasties-with-song/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/cowen-helps-brown-to-banish-nasty-little-beasties-with-song/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Prime Minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gordon Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach]]></category>

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The Mire has received a tape of a phone conversation between Taoiseach Brian Cowen and his UK counterpart Gordon Brown. The Taoiseach and Mr Brown have a lot in common – both having become Prime Ministers  without applying for the jobs – and Mr Cowen clearly feels he can help Mr Brown: 
Gordon Brown: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of rolling referenda may prompt surge in yes vote</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/fear-of-rolling-referenda-may-prompt-surge-in-yes-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/fear-of-rolling-referenda-may-prompt-surge-in-yes-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
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In what could be a defining moment in the Lisbon referendum&#8217;s destiny Taoiseach Brian Cowen has revealed that rolling dates will be set aside for future Lisbon Treaty referenda if we fail to vote in favour  of Lisbon on October 2nd.
&#8220;The Lisbon Treaty will not just go away you know,” the Taoiseach said. “We [...]]]></description>
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