Enda Kenny practically cried a river over his old bedfellow Labour’s Joan Burton.
The newly “elected” Taoiseach thanked Burton for her work over five years in coalition and all her accomplishments.
“During this time, she and her ministerial colleagues in the Labour Party played a major role in rescuing the Irish economy, which was on the brink of collapse when we entered government in 2011,” he said.
“Many of the tough decisions that had to be taken to turn the country around were unpopular and politically difficult but Joan Burton and her colleagues were steadfast in doing what was right for the country.”
Kenny said Burton slashed unemployment from more than 15% to 8.4% over the five years
Meanwhile a deluded Burton said:
“We didn’t do everything right but I believe we left Ireland a better place than we found it – the true test for any party in government.”