“I could argue that John Bruton might have done a better deal on cross-border cooperation. There was no trust at all between the unionists and Fianna Fáil”
Shane Kenny served as Government Press Secretary during the years of the Rainbow Coalition. They were eventful years in Irish life and for the government: the murder of Veronica Guerin, a divorce referendum, Michael Lowry and the murder of Jerry McCabe. But what took up most of Taoiseach John Bruton’s time was the peace process. Shane Kenny believes Bruton has been written out of history. In this podcast he talks to Dion Fanning about why it’s about time Bertie Ahern gave his predecessor some credit.
