Anger at out-of-touch Enda won’t go away

It’s 25 years since the Romanian dictator Nicolai Ceausescu went to the balcony of his party headquarters to address his people and finally realised that they weren’t waving in joyful support, but in rage.

Even then, as his summary court martial was underway and later as he was taken to be shot, he was utterly convinced that the liberators and firing squad especially, were in big trouble for defying the almighty leader.

Enda Kenny is no Ceausescu but he is desperately out of touch with a people that aren’t willing to bow down and kiss his feet everywhere he goes.

“The best little country in the world to be rich and tax avoidant” is a political philosophy that seems to have comforted Enda as he patrols the stock exchanges and glossy high-tech company product launches of the world.

But back home, under the austerity balcony made by this coalition government, the general population are seething with anger.

They can’t and won’t be silenced by any media outlet that seeks to demonise opposition. Enda won’t face a literal firing squad here but he should get his metaphorical helicopter ready.

The people are not cheering Enda, they’re enraged and they won’t be going away.

Declan Doyle

Lisdowney

Kilkenny