Reality bites for Kenny
The budget will not be drafted in public. -Enda Kenny In fairness, he’s not lying. But it won’t be drafted in Kildare Street either. Nor will it ever again be […]
Tag Archives: Enda Kenny
EXIT POLL: Five reflections on Ireland’s Yes
In the absence of any definitive figures, I’m going to cave in and do what I always criticise others for doing- jump to a few conclusions, engage in a bit […]
Finding the right target in Enda’s blame game
Let me say this to you all: You are not responsible for the crisis. That didn’t last long, did it? Yesterday Enda did another of his patented u-turns (don’t worry, […]
Why You Shouldn’t Pay Enda’s Poll Tax
I live in one of the world’s most highly-taxed economies. And I like it. Because despite a marginal rate of tax that feels like it’s over 100% at times, I […]
Before the Deluge
Today is the day when payment for the worst of the excesses of the Celtic tiger falls due. Today, Brendan Howlin will stand up in the Dáil and tell the […]
Every now and again a politician says something so profound that it echoes in our history books. “Ich bin ein Berliner”. “Peace in our time. “Tear down this wall”. “I […]
Wind turbine jobs just so much hot air
Just when the world was starting to lose faith in the fourth estate, Lorna Siggins goes and does something we can all be proud of- exposing Enda Kenny’s cheap PR […]
100 days, or more of the same?
Usually, I wouldn’t get involved, and the reason is simple. The hundreth day of this administration is no more interesting than the 101st, or the 79th, especially given the fact […]
Unless everyone accuses you of bias, you’re doing it wrong
“The only way you’ll ever know an article on the Middle East is correct is if everyone on all sides hates it”. So spoke a journalism professor to a seminar […]
Don’t Say You Weren’t Warned
Politics is often nothing more than the art of being able to say “I told you so”, no matter what the outcome. There was “Straight Talkin’” Pat Rabbitte on Vincent […]
