Kenny and Whelan’s stances are indefensible

Enda Kenny may have the full confidence of Cabinet but does he have the confidence of the rest of us? I doubt it. Any halfway logical person would accept that ex-Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan was being told to fall on his sword.

A call to a person’s private dwelling at 11pm, without any forewarning or opportunity to respond, could hardly be interpreted, in the circumstances, in any other manner, particularly, when the missive, amongst other messages, stated that Mr Kenny might not be able to express confidence in the commissioner if requested so to do by Government.

Mr Kenny is a politician for a long time and while he may not be the brightest button in the box, at least not in my opinion, he is not naive.