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Observers said the removal of Mr. Cowen so late in the game was also unl ikely to improve Fianna Fail's dire electoral prospects.

Greens Quit Irish Coalition, Bring Vote Closer Guy Chazan 2011

A Sunday newspaper poll put Fianna Fail's nationwide support at 8 percent.

Ireland's Greens bolt coalition, forcing election Shawn Pogatchnik 2011

Fianna Fail's Web site brags with some accuracy that it is "the single most coherent force in Irish politics, so much so indeed that alternative governments have been characterized by their opposition to Fianna Fail as their only common bond."

Ireland's electoral revolution (and one of my favorite ads) 2011

The best short but compelling description I have seen of the mess that Fianna Fail's economic policies created was offered in a column last November by Paul Krugman.

Ireland's electoral revolution (and one of my favorite ads) 2011

The Green Party, which had six seats in the Dail and was Fianna Fail's junior partner in government, was in danger of losing them all.

Irish opposition on the brink of election win 2011

"Fianna Fail's big fight is with the opposition not with ourselves."

Irish Prime Minister Cowen Resigns as Party Leader Quentin Fottrell 2011

Voters passing Fianna Fail's offices in Dublin Central expressed anger, despair and embarrassment at Ireland's economic collapse, which forced the government to seek a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary fund when bond investors would no longer lend it money to fund its huge budget deficit and its plans to recapitalize its crippled banking system.

Irish Voters Set to Reject Ruling Party Quentin Fottrell 2011

The winds of nationalism are growing and blowing across the UK (which partially explains Fianna Fail's desire to test the local waters) and unionism in Northern Ireland must be strong enough to resist those winds; as well as resisting any temptation to swap pan-UK unionism for a hand-me-down, Stormont based, little-Ulster nationalism.

Quote of the Year O'Neill 2008

Thanks to Iain Dale's Diary: The Daley Dozen: Wednesday for pointing me too Slugger O'Toole: Fianna Fail's European dilemma..., which in turn points to Irish Examiner: FF's Euro wing is trying to wriggle between a rock and a hard place.

"A peace process too far"? Tim Roll-Pickering 2009

Thanks to Iain Dale's Diary: The Daley Dozen: Wednesday for pointing me too Slugger O'Toole: Fianna Fail's European dilemma..., which in turn points to Irish Examiner: FF's Euro wing is trying to wriggle between a rock and a hard place.

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