I’m not sold on Enda’s leadership abilities

On the night of the last general election, a victorious Enda Kenny went on TV and set out his strategy for governing.

“Paddy likes to know what the story is,” he said. This was the Taoiseach-elect’s home-spun version of openness, transparency and accountability.

His message was clear; no more would Paddy be ruled by a government of dodgy friends and dodgier values; there was a new sheriff in town, trailing a bag of bright, shiny values.