What kind of Prime Minister Brian Cowen be for Ireland ?

Brian Cowen is the seventh leader of Fianna Fáil in the party's history and will be, within weeks, the twelfth Taoiseach of this State, writes the Irish daily. "It is no small tribute to him that he will be selected as party leader by the acclaim of his colleagues. But, he has a hard act to follow after Bertie Ahern. He will be a different leader in substance and in style and he needs to be given his own space. ... Mr Cowen has held many high profile ministries over the years where he has demonstrated considerable skills on issues of process and organisation. But, little is known about his vision for Ireland. One clue to his priorities can be gleaned from his keynote address to the Royal Irish Academy last November... . The three priorities which, he believed, we must put more focus on over the next 10 years were productivity, equity and the environment in which we live."

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