Kenny needs to capitalise on Ireland’s ‘model behaviour’

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny this week has an opportunity to turn his famed ability to connect with ordinary citizens to connect with the country most likely to decide our future — Germany.

On Wednesday, he has a working lunch with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and for two hours they will explore the options for moving the eurozone out of crisis.

That afternoon he will have another prestigious platform when he speaks at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), a leading think-tank that contributes to public and political thinking in Germany.