"Far from vindicating the sacking of Mr Gormley, it does the opposite, " he said.
BBC: Sinn Fein legal bid to stop libel action by Declan Gormley
In December, Mr Gormley won a libel case against Sinn Fein over press statements.
Effective warning systems had been put in place following the 1984-85 famine in Ethiopia, said Mr Gormley.
Irish Green Party leader and environment minister John Gormley also called on Mr Ahern to make a statement.
Coach Passmore has brought both Ronan Gormley and Gleghorne for the tournament after they missed the Setanta Sports Cup.
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Mr Gormley and three other NI Water directors were sacked by Mr Murphy.
Gormley was on study leave while Gleghorne missed the tournament because of injury.
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Norfolk Chief Constable Phil Gormley said he did not support his officer's claim.
Previous recipients of the prize, first awarded in 1984, include Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Steve McQueen and Grayson Perry.
Nicolas Hanna QC, representing Mr Gormley, argued that reference was made to his client being dismissed over a "procurement scandal".
BBC: Sinn Fein legal bid to stop libel action by Declan Gormley
Mr Gormley's claim is being resisted on the grounds of fair comment, qualified privilege and a further defence of justification.
BBC: Sinn Fein legal bid to stop libel action by Declan Gormley
Meanwhile, Mr Cowen and Green Party leader John Gormley are likely to launch the process of reviewing the programme for government.
Brenda Gormley volunteers as the Denton County, Texas, Cert Coordinator and is currently secretary for Denton County VOAD Citizen Corps Council.
The department for regional development has settled a case taken by former Northern Ireland Water director Declan Gormley by apologising to him.
Gormley's work is among a raft of art projects put forward by the British Council's latest venture, Art For A Dangerous World.
The SDLP have called for an independent inquiry into Mr Gormley's dismissal.
"The situation remains grave particularly in those areas of Somalia where access for most aid agencies remains severely restricted, " said Mr Gormley.
In the past the Turner Prize has courted controversy with winners including Gilbert and George, Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley and Damien Hirst.
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Mr Gormley, a non-executive director in NI Water, was dismissed along with three other board members by former regional development minister Conor Murphy in 2010.
BBC: Sinn Fein legal bid to stop libel action by Declan Gormley
Associated Press writer Michael Gormley in Albany contributed to this report.
Artist Antony Gormley's One and Other project enables public volunteers to stand on the central London square's fourth plinth for one hour at a time.
Stephen O'Neill has yet to resume full contact training but could yet be fit for the Ulster opener but Conor Gormley will miss out because of injury.
Brendan Gormley, chief executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee - an umbrella group of 13 major UK-based charities, said he was "stunned" by the British public's generosity.
Katheen Gormley spent ten years as principal of St Cecilia's College, a Catholic girls' secondary school in Londonderry, and is now principal of Hazelwood Integrated College in Belfast.
It would help, says Rowan Gormley of Virgin Direct (a joint venture between Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Australian Mutual Provident, Australia's biggest insurer), if regulation promoted clarity.
In the case of Antony Gormley's Angel of the North, in Gateshead, he points out that it has been difficult to assess its economic impact separately from other regeneration projects.
Forrester's Tom Gormley argues that such service providers could become the utilities of the next century, providing an essential service with all the reliability and security of the electricity or telephone company.
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