Special Envoy Joe Kennedy says he is focused on the economy, but endamcclafferty says telling a Kennedy to stay clear of politics is impossible.
Telling a Kennedy to steer clear of politics is like the telling the rest of us to avoid breathing - it is impossible.His job is to sell Northern Ireland to big US investors and bring some much needed employment.That will surely go against Joe Kennedy's DNA, coming from one of America's best known political dynasties.
Even before he did his first TV interviews in Washington DC since taking up the job in December we were told to focus only on the economy.Politics and business are inextricably linked in Northern Ireland and the questions write themselves. - Does the absence of devolved government at Stormont and the political uncertainty that brings make his job harder?John Kennedy's great-uncle President John F Kennedy visited Ireland in 1963It comes with too much baggage, hence it could be an uneasy relationship.
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