Miriam Lord, Queen Bee of parliamentary sketch writing, on Portraitgate/Cowengate in today’s Irish Times. The Taoiseach’s mobile phone rings twice while he is on his feet during Leaders’ Question. He doesn’t take the call. It’s probably from one of the knicker-twisters, getting in touch to tell Brian that the Garda Emergency Response Unit can be […]
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Ray Darcy is talking about it on his show this morning. The show had contact with the painter of the Cowen pictures and the Gardai want to know who he was. I don’t think Todayfm staff told any telltales. Cowengate is well and truly underway. Who complained to the Gardai about this incident and wanted […]
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It’s now a constant occupation of Government Press Officers to stop any criticism of Brian Cowen or his government. This includes reporting on the hanging of paintings in galleries or on their potential value or how they got to be hung in the galleries in the first place. Tonight RTE apologised for offence caused to […]
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