Question marks raised over three of Enda’s speeches
MISTAKES happen in politics as in any other facet of life. And sometimes those mistakes creep into speeches. Some speeches, however, politicians don’t want to get wrong — and question marks have been raised over at least three of Enda Kenny’s major speeches since becoming Taoiseach.
The most recent was, of course, last Sunday’s speech at the Béal na mBláth commemoration of Michael Collins. The speech was significant for a number of reasons. It was the 90th anniversary of Collins’ death. Mr Kenny was the first serving taoiseach to address the annual commemoration. The country remains mired in crisis, and the speech was an opportunity for Mr Kenny to spell out his government’s rescue plan and the progress being made. Add to all that the fact that Collins is a Fine Gael idol, and it’s easy to see why the Taoiseach would have wanted to get this one right. And yet, a real howler somehow slipped into the script and remained there.
