"Cowen, Ahern, Mowlam and many others were not charmed by the 'Prince of Darkness' when they came face-to-face with him"
"The menu included bruschetta, wild salmon, passion fruit tart, a Montecalvi Chianti 1993 and a Tasman Bay Chardonnay 1996."
"But The main course for a dinner held in Iveagh House for the visiting UK entourage was a blazing row between the then-foreign affairs minister and then-Northern Ireland secretary of state."
"The clash between Brian Cowen and Peter Mandelson back in the year 2000 was one of a number of disagreements between the opposite numbers of the Irish and British governments."
A dinner at Iveagh House featured a menu of bruschetta, wild salmon, passion fruit tart, a Montecalvi Chianti 1993 and a Tasman Bay Chardonnay 1996. The event turned confrontational when the then-foreign affairs minister and the then-Northern Ireland secretary of state engaged in a blazing row. Brian Cowen and Peter Mandelson clashed in 2000 during that encounter. Several Irish politicians, including Cowen, Bertie Ahern and Mo Mowlam, were not charmed by Peter Mandelson, known as the 'Prince of Darkness', when they faced him. The incident was one of multiple disagreements between Irish and British government counterparts.
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