Ireland's Green Party quits government of Brian Cowen

[Supreme]

BBC News - Ireland's Green Party quits government of Brian Cowen

The Republic of Ireland's Green Party is pulling out of the ruling coalition, a move expected to bring forward the general election due on 11 March.
The Greens' announcement wipes out the ruling coalition's two-seat majority and puts into question the passage of a vital finance bill.
It also follows the decision on Saturday by PM Brian Cowen to quit as leader of his Fianna Fail party but to stay on as prime minister.
Opponents said this was "farcical".
Fianna Fail had urged the Greens to stay in government to ensure the financial bill - which is needed as part of Ireland's international bail-out package - was passed before the election.
Ireland was forced to accept the 85bn euro ($113bn; £72bn) EU and IMF bail-out in November last year.

So, it looks like that Brian Cowen's days are even more numbered now the Greens have withdrawn. Ireland is suffering on the international stage, so the sooner the economic legislation is passed and the sooner a new government is elected, the better.