Crisis: Inside the Cowen Government Part 1

In episode one, Crisis: Inside the Cowen Government looks at the biggest decision that Brian Cowen's government took, the Bank Guarantee of September 2008. It appears that cabinet members believe there should have been a full and frank discussion on that fateful night. As the government under Brian Cowen continued through 2008 and into 2009 there were those within the party who thought a general election might be the strategy to take. Brian Cowen did not take this advice and the government grew more and more unpopular. The first episode also explains how Fianna Fáil, under Bertie Ahern, perfected its political model by turning economic success into political gain.