WE set off north, up MacCurtain Hill, passing the garda station on our right.

Enda Kenny got a taste of what it’s like to mint your own money— away from the watchful eyes of the troika, but it was just a fleeting moment recalling times gone by rather than the way of things to come.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh declined to sample Ireland’s most famous export – a pint of Guinness this afternoon.