Analysis: Michael Noonan will leave a mixed legacy after eventful political journey

Sometimes viewed as the witty schoolmaster of the Dail with a razor-sharp tongue capable of putting down any on the benches, the Limerick man will leave a mixed legacy, suggests Political Correspondent, Juno McEnroe.

Seen as the godfather of Fine Gael who steered the country out of the bailout, Finance Minister Michael Noonan today fulfilled his final acts as the man in charge of the state’s purse strings.