# Brian Lenihan

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2022

# Universal Social Charge

Explainer: Was the USC meant to be a temporary measure?

Some politicians’ stances on the tax have changed over the years.

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Feb 15th 2022, 2:44 PM

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# in the mire

Fire and fury: Ireland’s first post-Tiger austerity budget

Brian Lenihan delivered his first Budget 10 years ago, just when Ireland was on the brink of economic ruin.

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Oct 7th 2018, 9:30 PM

# Speaking out

Brian Lenihan reveals that mental health battle forced his football retirement at 23

Former Cork City and Hull City defender “lucky to have a second chance at life”.

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Jun 20th 2018, 9:59 PM

# rotten luck

Young Irish defender forced to retire just eight months after captaining Hull City

Brian Lenihan featured in Ireland’s senior squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Germany.

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Apr 18th 2018, 11:50 AM

# special set of skills

Brentford's John Egan is turning into quite the goalscoring centre-back

The Irish centre-back has found the net again for the Championship club tonight.

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Aug 22nd 2017, 9:30 PM

# Pen to Paper

Ex-Cork defender Lenihan earns new contract at Hull

The Ireland U21 international has recently returned to full fitness.

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May 9th 2017, 2:21 PM

# the life of brian

Irish defender Lenihan makes Hull City comeback after frustrating 11 months

“I feel ready now and I feel strong. I just felt so happy to be out on the pitch again.”

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Mar 29th 2017, 11:39 AM

# The Final Countdown

Ireland's much-hated tax that just won't go away: The Universal Social Charge

It’s difficult to remember a time when those three letters weren’t on your payslip.

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Oct 8th 2016, 7:15 AM

# the life of brian

Former Cork City defender makes long-awaited debut for promotion-chasing Hull City

Brian Lenihan finally played for Steve Bruce’s side this afternoon.

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Apr 30th 2016, 2:37 PM

# Back To The Future

Conor Lenihan is Fianna Fáil's latest comeback kid

The former junior minister has been approached about running in Roscommon.

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Aug 25th 2015, 10:40 AM

# Seanadigans

'The Greek people needed the steady hand of Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan'

Fianna Fáil senator Terry Leyden made his comments as the Seanad discussed the Greek crisis this morning.

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Jul 14th 2015, 1:30 PM

# Sitting around

Why was this man left outside the room on the night of the guarantee?

Brendan McDonagh spent four hours at government buildings on the night of 29 September 2008.

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Jul 9th 2015, 6:14 PM

# Banking Inquiry

Financier compares himself to Ronaldo, says emigrating was "very painful"

Derek Quinlan moved to Switzerland after the crash.

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Jul 9th 2015, 2:20 PM

# the life of brian

11 things we learned on Brian Cowen's final day at the banking inquiry

The former Taoiseach defended the bank guarantee and got a badly-needed toilet break.

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Jul 8th 2015, 11:15 PM

# Conspiracy Theories

Brian Cowen played golf with Seán FitzPatrick but they never discussed Anglo

The former Taoiseach also said he underestimated the impact of the IMF coming to town.

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Jul 8th 2015, 2:35 PM

# bailout secret

Patrick Honohan: Brian Lenihan was "very cross" before I made THAT phonecall

“I knew they wouldn’t be all that happy that I made the announcement, but I didn’t realise they’d be so unhappy.”

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Jun 25th 2015, 4:17 PM

# fianna fáil family

'It's unfair to blame Brian, he's not here to defend himself' - Mary O'Rourke

The former minister has said Brian Cowen’s evidence at the banking inquiry will be “very illuminating”.

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Jun 19th 2015, 9:58 AM

# good guys vs bad guys

'People want the drama of overpaid bankers and reckless developers, but it's not that simple'

A former top official at the Department of Finance said we are leaving our children with a huge bill.

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Jun 18th 2015, 4:00 PM

# fianna fáil vs fianna fáil

“Bertie clearly wanted to get a lot off his chest"

Mary O’Rourke has revealed her thoughts on Bertie Ahern’s comments about Brian Lenihan.

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Jun 17th 2015, 10:00 PM

# Bank Guarantee

Cowen nodded to Lenihan and said 'Come on, let's have a chat'

The former secretary general at the Department of Finance has been giving evidence at the banking inquiry.

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Jun 17th 2015, 6:58 PM

# telly

What we learned about Brian Lenihan from last night's RTÉ documentary

‘Lenihan: A Legacy’ looked back on the former finance minister’s life and times.

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Jun 17th 2015, 10:38 AM

# Potential

7 young Irish footballers who give us hope for the future

Samir Carruthers and several others who have the ability to make an impact in the coming years.

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May 31st 2015, 9:00 AM

# watching closely

Mary O'Rourke putting the Banking Inquiry "under notice" about Brian Lenihan evidence

Mary O’Rourke and Conor Lenihan have information they believe may be useful to the committee.

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Apr 20th 2015, 10:16 AM

# follow the money

David McWilliams' media company is doing very nicely, thanks

The economist’s Iconic Media Ltd. posted accumulated profits of €630,000 for 2014

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Mar 5th 2015, 8:10 PM

# We all partied

'It felt great at the time. People didn't want to hear that something was wrong'

The banking inquiry heard from a former financial advisor to Brian Lenihan this afternoon.

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Mar 4th 2015, 5:20 PM

# digestives and milk

Why this economist made a late-night dash for biscuits in the midst of the banking crisis

David McWilliams says he became a defacto advisor to Brian Lenihan before the 2008 bank guarantee.

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Feb 26th 2015, 1:20 PM

# How The (Dublin) West Was Won

There's a big row over the battle to win back Brian Lenihan's old seat for Fianna Fáil

Councillors Jack Chambers and David McGuinness are vying to be the Fianna Fáil general election candidate in Dublin West.

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Feb 25th 2015, 1:00 PM

# Lenihan and Me

Patrick Honohan recalls chats with Brian Lenihan before and after guarantee

At the banking inquiry yesterday, the Central Bank governor recalled a conversation with the then-finance minister in December 2008.

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Jan 16th 2015, 9:30 PM

# Banking Inquiry

Brian Lenihan wanted to burn bondholders - but he was overruled

The committee will write to several institutions, including AIB and the Department of Finance, seeking documents to aid its work.

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Jan 15th 2015, 9:40 PM

# Review

So, was episode two of Charlie actually any good?

Review: Aidan Gillen is excellent again but other characters come into their own in the second instalment.

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Jan 12th 2015, 9:17 AM

# Reaction

Mary O'Rourke was 'a bit troubled' by Charlie's depiction of Brian Lenihan

The sister of the late former tánaiste has been speaking about the RTÉ drama this morning.

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Jan 5th 2015, 11:41 AM

3 LOI players who made the big move to England in 2014 and 3 who could be next

Brian Lenihan’s move to Hull and more of the league’s brightest prospects.

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Dec 22nd 2014, 11:00 PM

# 6 Years On

30 Days in September: An Oral History of the Bank Guarantee

What happened in the days and weeks leading up to the bank guarantee of 30 September 2008? TheJournal.ie presents an in-depth account from the people who were in the thick of it.

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Dec 17th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Friday

We'll Leave it There So: O'Connell plays down Springboks' superiority, Dunne joins the Dubs and all the day's sport

Also, Damien Comolli hammers Liverpool and Stoke put the ball in the FAI’s court.

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Nov 7th 2014, 8:00 PM

# Short-term

Lenihan follows in Coleman's footsteps by going on loan to Blackpool

The former Cork City full-back will spend a month with the Championship club.

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Nov 7th 2014, 12:04 PM

# ECB LETTERS

'These blunt, cold letters show just how desperate the situation was'

The Nevin Economic Research Institute said that while the contents of the letters from the ECB to Brian Lenihan isn’t a shock, the tone is surprising.

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Nov 7th 2014, 7:15 AM