Cannon catch better than Lenihan kicking to touch

AN ELECTRIC buzz pulsed through Leinster House as an ecstatic looking Enda Kenny announced he had captured a member of the Government.

Cannon catch better than Lenihan kicking to touch

Had he snared a Mary? Bagged a Brian? Netted a Noel? The anticipation was intense — and then the moment of truth came as paraded before our very eyes by Enda the hunter-gatherer was none other than the big beast of Irish politics... er, Ciarán Cannon.

Yes Ciarán Cannon! The man who would be famous for being the most invisible leader of a government party in the democratic world if anyone outside of his immediate family had ever heard of him.

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