Kenny charm offensive wins over protesters

The contrasting styles of the Taoiseach and the minister for finance were strongly evident yesterday in Limerick city centre.

Faced with about 30 noisy anti-austerity protesters during an election walkabout, Enda Kenney adopted a sympathetic “smother-them-with-kindness” approach.

Whereas No-Nonsense Noonan, in his home town, was like the Western movie gunslinger eager for a high-noon showdown at the OK Corral.