Enda passes stress tests — by default

The Taoiseach looked like Bambi in the headlights, as he struggled to deal with the fallout from the Moriarty report, writes Political Correspondent Shaun Connolly

STRESS tests dominated Enda Kenny’s agenda at home and abroad as he battled to prevent his political currency being hit by an early devaluation.

The first test of how the new Taoiseach deals with stress erupted when the 2,348-page Moriarty report smashed down on the Oireachtas as if from nowhere.