Back Room: Kenny is now exposed and vulnerable

These changed economic circumstances have put renewed focus on the question of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s political competence. In his first two years in office, Kenny enjoyed a fool’s pardon. Fresh decisions weren’t required: what was required was simply an implementation of the troika deal. Any resulting pain could be blamed on the Fianna Fáil-led administration which had signed us up to the deal. But circumstances have now changed and, recently, Kenny’s political skills ...