Ireland must build alliances in Europe

Taoiseach Enda Kenny goes to the EU summit tomorrow knowing he will be party to some vital decisions. On the agenda will be the new fiscal compact, the situation in Greece, the new EU rescue fund and the ongoing crisis.

The regular EU summits have generally fallen short of what needs to be achieved over the past few years. All the more reason for the Taoiseach to go into this one with a ...