19/11/2010 - 10:48:27
Labour leader Eamon Gilmore today demanded the Taoiseach resign in the national interest claiming Ireland had suffered its blackest week since the Civil War.
As formal talks begin in Dublin with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European officials, Mr Gilmore said the Government has no authority to strike a deal on a bailout loan.
“Brian Cowen continues to cling to power and his attitude seems to be that if Fianna Fáil is going down, the country is going down with it,” the Labour chief said.
Mr Gilmore accused Mr Cowen and his coalition Government of laying waste to the economy.
“If he will do the honourable thing, an election could be held by the second week in December. A new government, with a fresh mandate, would be in place before Christmas,” he said.
“In the meantime, discussions or negotiations with the EU and the IMF could continue with their preliminary work, but any final agreement would be a matter for a new government.
“Apart from any other consideration, this government has neither the moral or political authority to make decisions that will have such an impact on the direction of this country for many years to come.
“Only a general election and a new government can now save the country.”
The Government has faced increasing demands to dissolve the Dáil this week after the IMF and EU confirmed their plans to inspect the country’s indebted finances.
Government ministers had repeatedly denied talks with the institutions had been going on, with one minister describing the suggestion as fiction.
Labour accused Fianna Fáil of systematically lying over the extent of the crisis and the nature of contacts with Europe and the IMF over the past 10 days.
Mr Gilmore said the Fianna Fáil-Green coalition was “demoralised, discredited and politically dishevelled”.
“Any government in any other democratic country that had laid waste to an economy in the way Fianna Fáil has and delivered the country into the hands of the IMF would now be long gone,” he said.
“Mr Cowen and his government must now resign.”
Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eyidcweycwkf/#ixzz15vZVD38S
Labour leader Eamon Gilmore today demanded the Taoiseach resign in the national interest claiming Ireland had suffered its blackest week since the Civil War.
As formal talks begin in Dublin with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European officials, Mr Gilmore said the Government has no authority to strike a deal on a bailout loan.
“Brian Cowen continues to cling to power and his attitude seems to be that if Fianna Fáil is going down, the country is going down with it,” the Labour chief said.
Mr Gilmore accused Mr Cowen and his coalition Government of laying waste to the economy.
“If he will do the honourable thing, an election could be held by the second week in December. A new government, with a fresh mandate, would be in place before Christmas,” he said.
“In the meantime, discussions or negotiations with the EU and the IMF could continue with their preliminary work, but any final agreement would be a matter for a new government.
“Apart from any other consideration, this government has neither the moral or political authority to make decisions that will have such an impact on the direction of this country for many years to come.
“Only a general election and a new government can now save the country.”
The Government has faced increasing demands to dissolve the Dáil this week after the IMF and EU confirmed their plans to inspect the country’s indebted finances.
Government ministers had repeatedly denied talks with the institutions had been going on, with one minister describing the suggestion as fiction.
Labour accused Fianna Fáil of systematically lying over the extent of the crisis and the nature of contacts with Europe and the IMF over the past 10 days.
Mr Gilmore said the Fianna Fáil-Green coalition was “demoralised, discredited and politically dishevelled”.
“Any government in any other democratic country that had laid waste to an economy in the way Fianna Fáil has and delivered the country into the hands of the IMF would now be long gone,” he said.
“Mr Cowen and his government must now resign.”
Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eyidcweycwkf/#ixzz15vZVD38S
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