The Taoiseach was in his hometown Clara, Co Offaly. this afternoon for the opening of an interpretive centre for the World Heritage peatlands site. He spoke to RTE’s Drivetime:
Ciaran Mullooly: “What are your plans for the future?”
Brian Cowen: “I don’t have any plans for the future. At the moment we’ve just finished an election campaign. I leave office on the 9th of March, next Wednesday, so I do my job until then and then hand over. I’m thankful to see that the transition to the new administration has been well organised and well done… I wish the incoming government well, the incoming taoiseach well.”
Mullooly: “You’ve had a hectic time over the last two to three years. Would a holiday be in order for the Cowen family after wednesday?”
Cowen: “Ah sure, if you’re going to have all the press coming after you there’s no point in going on holiday is there?”
Will you tell him or shall we?