Enda Kenny's last Leaders' Questions: Dog Latin and Clare Daly like a dog with a bone

“Illegitiminon carborundum”: The Taoiseach had just been asked by Galway Independent TD Noel Grealish if he had any advice for his successor in the job, and he jokingly offered the dog-Latin phrase which roughly translates as “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”, writes Lise Hand.

Light-hearted as the exchange was between the two men, it was a telling phrase all the same because it revealed one of the main characteristics of a politician who had weathered 42 years in politics, including 13 elections, 15 years as party leader and six years as Taoiseach.

Resilience.