
Asked if record high borrowing costs will mean Ireland will soon be shut out of markets and will need to access a euro zone rescue fund, Cowen said Ireland had already raised enough funds to see it through the middle of next year.
'We are determined to do what's necessary to achieve international confidence and build domestic confidence,' Cowen told reporters.
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