Boyle’s tweet and run sparks rumour in foreign press

A TWEET by Green Party senator Dan Boyle complaining that it’s “difficult” to be in government at this time, lead to international headlines that the Irish Government was cracking.

As the country edged closer to a bailout, the finance spokesperson of the junior coalition partner wrote on his twitter site yesterday morning: “There is a questioning of trust and an adding to uncertainty that is making the basis for being in Government much more difficult.”

Mr Boyle’s tweet, at about 10am, immediately sparked international reports that the coalition was shaky, with the British Guardian newspaper asking “Can Brian Cowen’s coalition survive this crisis?”