Irish Taoiseach's calm and reassuring speech

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I figured there was collective cringing going on in every house in the country when he came out with "not all superhero's wear capes"

I like Leo but that speech dropped him down in my estimation. It lacked sincerity and was just too cheesy for an Irish Taoiseach to pull off.

@AngstyAnnie

It was what people needed to hear though. He spoke directly to young people and gave them something to focus on (ask your parents once a day), he reassured older people that they would be looked after and not neglected (our most precious) but ultimately he marshalled an across the board sense of we are all in this together with out provoking macho tropes or bombastic sentiments, just calm, quiet dignity that spoke directly to people’s fears.

And he gave wise advice on avoiding negative social media and how fear is a virus. Very relevant and intelligent way to speak indirectly to independent media and make sure they reign in any hysterical narratives.

I posted this not on craicnet but on AIBU because lots of non Irish will benefit from hearing such a steady voice at the moment. Myself included.

I absolutely agree OP, I'm from Dublin now living in Northern Ireland and I was so heartened by this speech and proud to be Irish

Flipping heck he's brilliant, your're lucky to have him.

The sinners have gone awfully quiet during this crisis

Haven’t they just

Compare and contrast with the antics of the UK Prime Minister.

This is the kind of speech we all needed, he did brilliantly, made me tearful (in a good way actually) he was honest and open but reassuring

Just to add - I’m in the UK, as he said we are all in this together ❤️

Excellent speech, well delivered.

Proud of Leo.
He is a GP himself, he gets it I think more than any other leader.
I didn't get the whiff of bs off it at all.
Truthful, not complacent, not scaremongering.

At this moment I’d swop him for BoJo in a heartbeat.

Dh who is Irish just showed me this.

Ireland sound like they're in good, knowledgeable hands.

Unlike us in Aus, where many still believe 'it's just like the flu' 🙄

Leo’s playing a blinder.

I thought it was brilliant - calm & reassuring. Wish he was our PM

I thought he was trying to sound like Churchill.

AngstyAnnie
Yes that superhero nonsense was cringe 🙈
He didn't really tell us much we didn't already know.

I thought there would be more of a 'lockdown'... Public transport restricted a little... People and shops on a proper curfew etc
At least he gave this speach from inside Ireland🙄

Notimeforaname I took from that speech that if we don’t manage proper social isolation there will be a lockdown. It was a warning ahead of further measures IMO.

Much better than Boris or Trump!

It was reassuring, and well-timed as we were all at home instead of out celebrating St Patricks Day as normal. It will be a day we’ll never forget. And I think folk will respond.

I wonder if he wants to run for office here in the UK (when this passes!)

He's fantastic.

If we had a PM half as good as him, we'd be in a better place.

mintcucumber
No I get that. But there could have been a little more done.
And who are these thicks that are not practicing proper social isolation and need more 'warnings'

He also said nothing about the people who are not getting paid when off work due to sickness...... Or the vulnerable being forced to work because they have no annual leave left, my dad in his 60s being one of them.

Boris is an atrocious public speaker; the pattern of his speech is staccato, halting and punctuated by filler “ers” and “ums”. U.K. messaging has been unclear during this crisis.

And Boris is also a terrible person to have at the helm during a crisis for humanity: power-hungry and self-serving.

By contrast, Leo is calm, measured and he addressed various groups in his society individually in this speech. It set the right tone and inspires confidence in uncertain times.

I thought he was trying to sound like Churchill

What, pissed and chronically depressed?

And yet there's Ireland busily voting in Sinn Fein IRA in droves 🙄