Enda Kenny belongs high on list of greatest Irish Taoisigh

Surely the time has come to acknowledge what a substantial figure Enda Kenny is, and what a mark he has made on the Irish political landscape, says Fergus Finlay. He established a place in history last week as the first Fine Gael leader ever to have been re-elected to the office of Taoiseach.

It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty, but then, establishing a record like that was never going to be a straightforward task.

You know the way you often come across lists of great American Presidents? It can frequently be the case that the one you admire is way down on the list, and those you despise get much higher rankings than you’d expect. So I guess it wouldn’t be possible to rank great Irish Taoisigh without generating at least some controversy.