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Sat 02 Feb 2009Call for Cowen to resign as hope fades for cross-party deal on tax
LABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has called on Taoiseach Brian Cowen to consider stepping down from his position so that the country could “breathe politically again”.
Speaking as Mr Cowen prepared to address the Fianna Fáil ardfheis today, Mr Gilmore said the Taoiseach might be able to rally his party’s troops but he had lost the confidence of the country.
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