In this respect it has been a disastrous week, in which a country, frustrated and angry over the pandemic, has been left bereft of proper leadership. The farrago over mixed messaging is reported to have some of its origins in divisions in the Cabinet, opened up by Mr Varadkar. Mr Varadkar appears to be gaming for a political future where his party capitalises on a Fianna Fáil slide towards irrelevancy. In the absence of strong leadership, the week was marked by a tendency to point fingers of blame at easy targets. Those who lead, particularly Mr Martin and Mr Varadkar, would want to get a grip of things, and fast.

Source: Irish Examiner August 22, 2020 05:30 UTC