Shades of Orwell as Kenny tries to duck sacking story

THE two faces of Simon Coveney clearly had poor little Richard Bruton running scared.

The Jobs Minister had wanted to do his good news announcement in the sunshine across the road from his office, but handlers spotted a couple of animal rights’ demonstrators wearing cut-out Coveney masks lurking by the Agriculture Department and, fearing a very weird photo-bomb, moved the stunt inside.

Interestingly, they plonked Mr Bruton down beside his ministry’s very own Room 101, which brought all sorts of Orwellian imagery to mind.