Alan Dukes

...do in the Budget in December 9. He treated his audience, which included former Fine Gael leader, Alan Dukes, and former President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, to a lengthy economic analysis. Mr MacSharry described himself as...

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...20 of their 70 seats, most to the new Progressive Democrats party. Outgoing Taoiseach and leader Garret FitzGerald stepped down and Dukes was elected leader of Fine Gael. He also became Leader of the Opposition . This was a difficult time...

In this article: Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, T. J. Maher, Taoiseach, Parnell Square, John Bruton, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Charles Haughey, and Ireland

...the new job he was after, president of the EU. Damn and blast. Perhaps we can find him a nixer. Maybe something like Alan Dukes has, remember Alan? He was another hapless Fine Gael leader who got the bum's rush. You will recall that when the...

In this article: John Bruton, Ray MacSharry, EU, Unemployment, Anglo Irish Bank, Ireland, and Docket

...outside Leinster House)? Could this be the same Alan Dukes who, as Minister for Finance, bailed out the AIB with state money when the bank incurred huge debts in the famous Insurance Corporation of Ireland debacle? One banker said of that...

In this article: Unemployment, Irish horse, Fine Gael, Sean Barrett, and Leinster House

...the meeting that the current regulatory system had been "thrashed". Anglo Irish Bank director and former Fine Gael Finance Minister Alan Dukes said innovation in financial products should be limited, a call that was echoed by Prof Buiter,...

In this article: Martin Wolf, Recession, London School of Economics, Fine Gael, Anglo Irish Bank, Bank of England, and Lehman Brothers

...strikes back at Dukes as bank row gets personal FINE Gael leader Enda Kenny has launched a personal attack on former party chief Alan Dukes for criticising his banking recovery plans. It came after senior party members expressed fury at...

In this article: Enda Kenny, Fine Gael, Richard Bruton, Anglo Irish Bank, and John Bruton

...for our economic recovery." Meanwhile, former Fine Gael leader Alan Dukes yesterday came out to back NAMA, joining fellow FG leader and ex-Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald in supporting the coalition policy. He said that while there were...

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...nationalised Anglo Irish Bank. He also reminded people of the "outrageous" conduct in Anglo Irish Bank -- even though this happened before Mr Dukes was appointed last December by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan. The belief among senior...

In this article: Fine Gael, Enda Kenny, Anglo Irish Bank, Taoiseach, Irish Independent, Garret FitzGerald, and Richard Bruton