Taoiseach has yet to deliver
Kenny’s speech was at times laughable and embarrassing as he roared at the massive crowd. It sounded like Kenny was commentating on a Junior B football final back home in Mayo. What made it more mortifying was that it was almost immediately compared to the finest public speaker in the world. Obama instilled a sense of purpose and pride of place in the Irish people, a feat which our own politicians have never achieved.
Obama’s charisma and natural charm won over the audience from the very moment he said, “My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall Obamas”.
