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	<title>The Emergency &#187; Brian Cowen</title>
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	<description>Irish satire from Eoin Byrne, Dermot Carmody, Morgan C Jones, Karen Ardiff, Joe Taylor and Nick McGivney.</description>
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	<itunes:summary>Irish satrical sketch show from Eoin Byrne, Dermot Carmody, Morgan C Jones, Karen Ardiff, Joe Taylor and Nick McGivney.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Perfect Day (Broadcast on 4fm 05.04.11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dermot Carmody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This eight week run of The Emergency on 4fm concludes with Enda Kenny, Michael Noonan, Joan Burton &#038; Eamon Gilmore suffering another dreadful day in the office and reminiscing about that lovely day just a few short weeks ago when they went to visit &#8220;that nice lady who lives near the zoo&#8230;&#8221; This sketch was [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>This eight week run of The Emergency on 4fm concludes with Enda Kenny, Michael Noonan, Joan Burton &#038; Eamon Gilmore suffering another dreadful day in the office and reminiscing about that lovely day just a few short weeks ago when they went to v[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This eight week run of The Emergency on 4fm concludes with Enda Kenny, Michael Noonan, Joan Burton &#038; Eamon Gilmore suffering another dreadful day in the office and reminiscing about that lovely day just a few short weeks ago when they went to visit &#8220;that nice lady who lives near the zoo&#8230;&#8221;

This sketch was written and performed by The Emergency and first broadcast on Timeless Hits 4fm on April 5th 2011. It was recorded at Waveform Studios.

The Emergency is broadcast on Timeless Hits 4fm in association with 11890 Directory Enquiries every weekday on The David Harvey Show (9-11am) and repeated on The Home Run with Brian McColl after 4pm.
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All audio content on The Emergency site, including pieces first broadcast on Timeless Hits 4fm in association with 11890 Directory Enquiries, is available as a podcast:
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		<title>Mubarak Finally Steps Down &#8211; Micheál Martin Considering His Position</title>
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		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/mubarak-finally-steps-down-micheal-martin-considering-his-position/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan C. Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[egypt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hosni mubarak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micheal Martin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hosni Mubarak pictured in The Tap Bar in Tullamore enjoying a pint &#8220;I&#8217;m finally able to look at things&#8221; he says DATELINE EGYPTANIA.: Hosni Mubarak, the second least popular politician of 2011, has finally stepped down prompting a wave of celebrations across Egypt and causing Micheál Martin to reflexively consider standing as his replacement. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowen Goes To Áras</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan C. Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acting Taoiseach Brian Cowen performs his final official task about now as he sets out to Áras an Uachtarain to formally request that President McAleese dissolve the 30th Dáil The drive to the Park is expected to take six and a half hours. A government spokesgoon has provided the map above detailing Mr Cowen&#8217;s route.]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous Iceberg Steps Down</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/dangerous-iceberg-steps-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan C. Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunk it&#8217;s last ship&#8230; An iceberg which is believed to be responsible for mass sinkings has announced the end of his 27-year floating dangerously in the Atlantic career last night, confirming that he was stepping down as a danger to shipping. The iceberg said his proudest moment in office was playing a part in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent Fianna Fail Members Back Cowen To Steer Ship Of The Dead</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/prominent-fianna-fail-members-back-cowen-to-steer-ship-of-the-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/prominent-fianna-fail-members-back-cowen-to-steer-ship-of-the-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dermot Carmody</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Lenihan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FF Heave]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Irish Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary O'Rourke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the vote of confidence in Acting Taoiseach and Head Zombie Brian Cowen approaches, senior Fianna Fail members have lurched sickeningly to proclaim him the man to lead their Ship Of The Dead into the black ragged rocks on the Shores Of Oblivion. Mother Of The House Mary O&#8217;Rourke epitomised the resolve of her party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hanafin Speaks For 8 Minutes On Frontline &#8211; Says Nothing</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/hanafin-speaks-for-8-minutes-on-frontline-says-nothing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/hanafin-speaks-for-8-minutes-on-frontline-says-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan C. Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local busybody Ms Gulch on the Frontline Minister for Arse All and Antics Mary Hanafin has tonight spectacularly used an appearance on the RTE current affairs shouty zoo The Frontline to dramatically say nothing in particular about her confidence or otherwise in acting Taoiseach Brian Cowen. Part of a panel of candidates running in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acting Taoiseach Relaxes Ahead Of Heave Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/acting-taoiseach-relaxes-ahead-of-heave-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/acting-taoiseach-relaxes-ahead-of-heave-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan C. Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No hard feelings &#8211; the acting Taoiseach and Michael Martin relax with a few swings on the golf course ahead of tomorrow morning&#8217;s Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting in which Mr Cowen faces a confidence motion tabled by himself]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rarrrr!&#8221; Leadership At Last As Fierce Martin Comes Very Close To Resigning</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/rarrrr-leadership-at-last-as-fierce-martin-comes-very-close-to-resigning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/rarrrr-leadership-at-last-as-fierce-martin-comes-very-close-to-resigning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dermot Carmody</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Micheal Martin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An awed nation marvelled at the strength in depth of the Fianna Fail front bench as Minister Micheál Martin this evening resigned from the cabinet saying: &#8220;I can no longer allow the party to be humiliated by a sorry parade of weakness and indecision. It is therefore, with heavy heart and pursed lips that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jedward: &#8220;Oh My God!!! We, Like, Totally Asked Cowen To Get Fianna Fail Votes For Us On X Factor!!!!!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/jedward-oh-my-god-we-like-totally-asked-cowen-to-get-fianna-fail-votes-for-us-on-x-factor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/jedward-oh-my-god-we-like-totally-asked-cowen-to-get-fianna-fail-votes-for-us-on-x-factor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dermot Carmody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acting Taoiseach Brian Cowen is not out of the woods yet. On top of former Anglo chief David Drumm&#8217;s allegations that he asked the NTMA to deposit money with Anglo Irish, it has now emerged that Jedward approached the Fianna Fail leader as early as Week Four of The X Factor in 2009 asking him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsflash: Boost For Golf Courses As Cowen Tells Fianna Fail TDs He Will Meet With Them Individually</title>
		<link>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/newsflash-boost-for-golf-courses-as-cowan-tells-fianna-fail-tds-he-will-meet-with-them-individually/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theemergency.ie/breaking-news/newsflash-boost-for-golf-courses-as-cowan-tells-fianna-fail-tds-he-will-meet-with-them-individually/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dermot Carmody</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sources have indicated that Acting Taoiseach Brian Cowen is not resigning but instead will meet with each Fianna Fail TD individually to decide what is best for the party. The meetings will take place at a number of golf courses around the country and nothing of any importance will be discussed at them. As well [...]]]></description>
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