Enda makes his plea for some concessions from Merkel

AN imagined conversion between Enda Kenny and Angela Merkel on the fringes of the EU summit this weekend….

Taoiseach: Angela, could I have a word please? Chancellor (smiling): You can have five minutes. Would you like a picture too, like the one I let you have taken with me before your election last year, to help you win it?

Taoiseach: I’d prefer a word in private please. I know you don’t like me asking for things publicly…