Golden moment: Publishers pay homage to Enda

It is the kind of advertising money could not buy — the publishers of 3,000 magazines read by millions of Europeans paying homage to Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the people of this island.

In Berlin more than 1,000 people, the crème de la crème of not just the publishing world but of politics and showbiz, turned up to present Mr Kenny with the VDZ European of the Year award.

For Ireland is the success story for the owners of the multi billion-euro magazine market, who say they are tired of all the bad news attached to the EU.