Jim Power: Wherever one looks, the global implications are catastrophic

The Taoiseach’s address to the nation on Saint Patrick’s night set a pretty perfect tone for where we find ourselves at the moment.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The Taoiseach’s address to the nation on Saint Patrick’s night set a pretty perfect tone for where we find ourselves at the moment. It was factual, measured and pulled no punches.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The people of Ireland have been left in no doubt about the gravity of the situation, and we can certainly rest assured our government acted more quickly and aggressively than our neighbours on either side of us.

Joe McHugh, Leo Varadar and Simon Harris at a pres briefing earlier this month.
Joe McHugh, Leo Varadar and Simon Harris at a pres briefing earlier this month.

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