Kenny’s legacy is one of lost opportunities
In early 2011, a freshly-minted Taoiseach had the goodwill of the people, a huge Dáil majority and a vision. But old politics crept back in
If all political careers end in failure, then Enda Kenny has to be given some credit for defying that maxim. But he did qualify for the second part of that Enoch Powell quote: “. . . unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture.”
For a man whose signature political characteristic has been longevity, the timing of his departure could not have been managed better. After a marathon career involving ...
