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<p>Voters will go to the polls in the Republic of Ireland on Friday February 25, the Dublin government has confirmed.</p>
<p>After weeks of speculation, Taoiseach Brian Cowen formally dissolved the Dail, clearing the way for a widely expected general election at the end of the month.</p>
<p>Mr Cowen, who is retiring from politics, used his farewell speech to insist his time in office had been a time of great trial and test which he had used to fix past mistakes.</p>
<p>In a valedictory address to the Dail, Mr Cowen said he always had the good of the people in mind in every decision he took.</p>
<p>&#8220;But I do want to simply say that while the past two and a half years since I was elected Taoiseach have been a time of great trial and test, I believe we have worked hard to correct past failures and to secure the future recovery of our country,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know some of the decisions my government had to take were not popular. But they had to be taken.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Cowen appealed to people to remember his motivation in making political decisions as well as the context in which they were taken.</p>
<p>&#8220;I believe politics is about serving the interests of the people first and last,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;That was my motivation starting out in public life and I stayed true to it right to the end.</p>
<p>&#8220;In every decision I took, as Taoiseach, I can honestly say the common good was my overriding concern, and loyalty to this country and its people informed every choice I made.&#8221;</p>
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