Coalition parties tread warily as European and local elections loom

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny seems to think that punctuality is for the proletariat. Yet his “people” will tell you that this is a politician without an ego.

There’s a contradiction there. Anyone can be prone to tardiness, and go through spells of being late, depending on where they are at in life. But our Taoiseach is a man who, since taking power, seems to make a point of not turning up to things on time.

It’s not like he is the first taoiseach, or minister for that matter, who falls into the notion that people should be kept waiting — it’s a condition that often afflicts those who find themselves being driven around in a state car.