A referendum on the Government

Our Enda is not ours anymore. We feel like disowning him in much the same way as he disowned us in Davos. He says one thing at home and another abroad.

Whilst in Brussels he is full of bravado saying that he doesn’t fear a referendum on the new fiscal pact if the Attorney General decides that the text does not comply with the provisions set out in Bunreacht na hEireann.

However, he should fear a referendum. He should fear what the people have to say about his strategy, his view of the Irish people and his Minister for Finance’s view on the scourge of emigration.

If Michael Noonan feels that people are deliberately leaving this Island, their families and friends, in search of a glitzy lifestyle, then his views must also be questioned. The Government must really be hoping that a referendum will not be necessary. However, even if the Attorney General deems the fiscal compact to be compliant with our Constitution, there will be calls on the President to send the resulting legislation to the Supreme Court to test its constitutionality.

Kenny’s best bet is to really put it up to our EU partners in Brussels and gain a serious write down on our debt obligations. Failure to do will result in further excruciating cat calls for a referendum, which rightly or wrongly will be a referendum on his and the Government’s performance and strategy.

Killian Brennan

Clare Village

Malahide Road

Dublin 17