It all feels a bit pointless, at times, talking about the Irish situation. Earlier this afternoon I spoke to a friend of mine who is finally giving up and leaving the country – he says for good, but who knows what the future holds – due to what he described as the “absolute impossibility” of [...]
It’s just a thought, but one that I can’t seem to shake: Where is Enda Kenny? Do a google news search for him, and you’ll find that the last record of a public statement from him on a matter of Government policy was on August 12th.
The subject? Wild Mink. Apparently they’re causing havoc for the [...]
Enda Kenny, he says, is going to be himself from now on. Great – if it works. The clip above is a reminder that such pronouncements usually come too late to make any real difference.
To be fair to Kenny, his radio perfomances today – I only heard him on Eamon Keane – have by all [...]
Three quick thoughts:
1) The main narrative behind his leadership has now been fatally punctured. Cowen is the Leader, Kenny the thoughtful, and competent chairman of a cabinet of equals. That image has been fatally punctured – very deliberately – by George Lee. The “he didn’t manage me” line on the Six One seemed perfectly calculated [...]