Enda needs to be a better salesman when flogging economic recovery pitch

ENDA Kenny, writing in a national newspaper on Monday, painted a picture of the Irish economy so unrecognisably rosy that I had to pinch myself and check the unemployment figures to be sure we’re still in crisis.

Headlined “together we have started to turn the tide on recovery”, his column regurgitated the hodgepodge of platitudes that are exclusive to the lexicon of government members.

Declaring that “the sacrifices of the Irish people are beginning to pay dividends”, the subtext was clear: the beatings will continue until morale improves.