Wednesday 22 May, 2013
The Taoiseach says that he never intended to disrespect the Irish people.
First the Morning Ireland goes top of the news. Now it’s the most viewed video on YouTube today.
A TEXT MESSAGE poll on RTÉ’s Liveline radio show has shown that 77% of respondents no longer have confidence in Taoiseach Brian Cowen after his now infamous interview on Morning Ireland yesterday. Of the 24,101 texts sent to the show within the ten-minute window, 18,616 (77.2% of respondents) had no confidence, while 5,485 (22.8%) said they did.
How do you feel – do you have confidence in Brian Cowen as Taoiseach?
Poll Results:
Irish bond prices took a moderate increase yesterday – was a ‘hoarse’ early-morning interview to blame?
Taoiseach’s denial of rumours he was drunk on air made headlines across the globe.
Fianna Fáil ministers rally around the ‘hoarse’ and ‘congested’ Taoiseach after his controversial Morning Ireland interview.
The Taoiseach gives an interview on Ireland’s most listened-to radio show – in which he sounds a little worse for wear.
A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, many people have found it easier to stop people smoking in their own homes. So, in today’s poll we ask: Do you allow smoking in your home?
Poll Results:
A morning shower; otherwise, cloudy
Max: 13 °C
Min: 4 °C
Mostly cloudy, showers around; cooler
Max: 11 °C
Min: 4 °C
Mostly cloudy with a shower
Max: 12 °C
Min: 4 °C
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No, really: Russia says somebody stole its Eurovision votes |
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€4.4m to assist horticulture producers after ‘exceptionally wet weather’ |
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BRIAN COWEN has labelled suggestions that he sounded hungover on a radio industry this morning as “a new low in Irish politics” – and insisted he will continue to give early-morning radio interviews in future. Opposition politicians and public commentators alike had said Cowen had sounded the worse for wear on Morning Ireland today.
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