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-- The Green Party has pulled out of Ireland's crumbling government, depriving it of a majority in parliament and likely forcing early elections. The decision on Sunday comes a day after Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced he would not lead his Fianna Fail party after elections, sparking a...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/01/22/beeper.mccarthy.ireland.politics.cnn -- Embattled Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Saturday that he will step down as leader of the Fianna Fail political party but stay on as prime minister until the March 11 elections. A new leader will be...

-- Embattled Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen called for new elections March 11, following the resignation of six government ministers in less than 24 hours. Cowen survived a vote of confidence from his own party members this week, but top rebel Micheal Martin, the foreign minister, opposed him...

-- Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen won a vote of confidence Tuesday from members of his party who determined he should lead them into the next election. "The party are united behind Brian Cowen as leader and we move forward both in terms of the continuation of the work with a national recovery...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/business/2010/11/22/boulden.ireland.bailout.explainer.cnn Dublin, Ireland -- Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on Monday said he will delay any decision on whether to go ahead with national elections until the 2011 budget is passed and negotiations on the details...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/business/2010/11/21/quest.ireland.bailout.cnn Europe and the International Monetary Fund began to hammer out final details of an Irish rescue package worth tens of billions Monday, after the government in Dublin admitted the country needed financial help. Ireland...