Mr Kenny goes to Berlin

Sir, – The Front page (November 16th) says it all: “Kenny to press Merkel for more flexibility in reform programme”.

Gone now is any pretence that the ECB is anything but an instrument of Merkel’s Germany. Enda Kenny has co-operated fully in reducing the role of taoiseach to Merkel’s messenger boy.

I suggest that this is only the beginning and that much blame should be attached to Labour for facilitating Mr Kenny.

Eamon Gilmore should perhaps reflect just how his position has been utterly reversed from that which was put before the electorate less than a year ago.

The Government has a huge majority, but no mandate. – Yours, etc,