Kenny to deliver ‘state of the nation’ address
Confirmation came after negotiations between the Government and RTÉ about the length and format of the Taoiseach’s address.
The speech will go ahead just after tomorrow’s 9pm news on RTÉ 1. Mr Kenny will speak for about 10 minutes from his office in Government Buildings.
Previous such addresses by taoisigh have tended to be less than 10 minutes in duration, but it is thought that, at one stage, the Government was pushing for 15 minutes for Mr Kenny.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron threatened yesterday to obstruct a Franco-German drive for swift change to the European Union’s treaty intended to help save the euro.
After talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Cameron said he was not convinced treaty change was needed to reinforce the single currency zone, which Britain has refused to join. He said, if the 27-nation bloc’s charter were reopened at a summit next week, he would have his own agenda.
