dubbed the Hawarden Kite after Hawarden Castle, the Gladstone family home. Historians are uncertain whether this was co-ordinated between the Gladstones, but the reaction was sufficiently sympathetic for Gladstone to publicly commit himself and his party to a policy of Irish Home Rule. Ireland Another example was the suggestion in Ireland in the 1960s by Brian Lenihan, Minister for Justice, that Ireland should join the Commonwealth of Nations. He did so on the instructions of the Taoiseach, Seán Lemass. However the Irish public and general reaction was hostile, and Lemass and Lenihan both agreed to abandon the idea, with Lemass, in concert with Lenihan, claiming that Lenihan had been speaking theoretically in a personal capacity and not for his government. See also "Run it up the flagpole" "Will it play in Peoria?" Exploratory committee Stalking horse Overton Window References Political catchphrases Promotion and marketing communications