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DURING his first ever visit to Clare as Taoiseach yesterday (Monday), Brian Cowan received a vote of con- fidence from an unlikely quarter.
Fine Gael councillor and mayor of Clare, Clir Madeleine Taylor Quinn welcomed the political leader to Clare saying, “May I, on behalf of the people of Clare, welcome the Taoiseach Brian Cowan, whom I know is in a very difficult situation at the moment, but I have every con- fidence that he has the ability to do what is required to bring the nation and the country back on its feet.”
Despite opinion polls and Green Party calls for a redrawing of the programme for Government, a defi- ant Mr Cowan was rallying the party troops and speaking of winning con- trol of Clare County Council.