Kenny engages in damage limitation after bruising week in GSOC saga

When Enda Kenny walked down the steps of the Dáil chamber yesterday evening, he paused briefly for a deep breath before taking to his seat for Leaders’ Questions.

A week and a day after his Government started on its misjudged response to revelations of suspected surveillance of the Garda Ombudsman’s office, the Taoiseach was now embarking on a course of damage limitation.

The Cabinet, which met just hours earlier, had woken up to the reality that the public was not happy with their response to the issue, and action was desperately needed to draw a line under it.