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August 23rd Wasting a Saturday Afternoon: The Recession Diaries

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:49:09 +0000

What exactly did Enda Kenny say to deserve this? Well, he said a lot. 4000 words worth at the Humbert Summer School. Much of it was taken up with calling the Taoiseach terrible names which then invoked a response from Willie O'Dea who …... Continue reading »

Enda Kenny scrutinised

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:49:06 +0000

Today's entry in the Recession Diaries analyses Enda Kenny's speech to the Humber Summer School on how we should deal with the recession. It does not make for pretty reading!... Continue reading »

McHugh meeting Obama team

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:00:14 +0000

They will also have the opportunity to meet with the Senator in person. Other members of the delegation include Fine Gael Leader, Deputy Enda Kenny and Laois/Offaly Deputy Olwyn Enright, who is married to Deputy McHugh.... Continue reading »

FG rejects all-party Lisbon vote commission

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:01:09 +0000

THE GOVERNMENT'S plan to establish a parliamentary commission to examine the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty referendum has been rejected by Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny.... Continue reading »

New Green Party poster

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:47:19 +0000

So Super Gormley wants to reform election posters? I believe his first decree will be:. From now on, all election posters must be awesome. Inspiration. Previously: Why so serious? Enda Kenny as the joker / Cowen as Batman.... Continue reading »

Claims of queue jumping on flight unfair to Kenny

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:46:35 +0000

AN ALLEGATION made on RTE radio that Mayo Deputy Enda Kenny jumped a queue at Gatwick Airport at the expense of other passengers, including children, has been deemed unfair by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC).... Continue reading »

Kenny and the Aer Lingus flight

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:29:05 +0000

… the Broadcasting Complaints Commission's partly upholding a complaint by Fine Gael concerning allegations, aired on RTÉ's Liveline, that party leader Enda Kenny jumped a queue before boarding an Aer Lingus aircraft at Gatwick airport.... Continue reading »

Seó Beo an tSathairn: 19 Iúil 2008

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:24:57 +0000

… Alan Dukes ag caint faoi chuairt an Uachtaráin Nicolas Sarkozy ar Éirinn & é ráite ag Ceannaire Fhine Gael Enda Kenny go mbfhéidir nach gcasfadh sé féin leis; Alan Milton ag caint faoi chúrsaí spóirt na deireadh seachtaine.... Continue reading »

Sunday…

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:49:21 +0000

But that was in a debate about supporting Enda Kenny, so possibly disillusionment with how politics work in this country. About 7 years ago, when I had absolutely no money, there was an ad for a house somewhere in Brittany. …... Continue reading »

Hitler: the remix

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:44:54 +0000

That stupid Fuckwit Kenny [Enda Kenny, Leader of Fine Gael, the main Opposition party] couldn’t even win his own constituency! Couldn’t even keep the No margin in the single digits. And those blubbering bastards over in Labour couldn’t …... Continue reading »

Free News

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:45:02 +0000

Monday morning, if you've a hankering to see what Brian Cowen's been up to over the weekend and what Enda Kenny has to say about it, click on http://www.irishtimes.com/ and read away. Then try to figure out how a paper can stay in …... Continue reading »

Overheard in Leinster House

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:28:19 +0000

No wonder Enda Kenny has been so critical of the Government this week. You know times are tough when even culchies earning upwards of €95000 have to go around begging for change for a cuppa. Subscribe with Bloglines.... Continue reading »

What’s going on at FAS?

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:43:00 +0000

Per Enda Kenny’s very very interesting Dail-privileged comments re the training agency Fas, better known for recruiting advertising poster-worthy hotties than, y’know, recruiting people for jobs. FG’s seatwarmer told the Dail that his …... Continue reading »

Kenny’s future safe

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:42:41 +0000

Fine Gael party colleagues have rallied around leader Enda Kenny despite criticism and poor opinion poll showing.... Continue reading »

Another Time, Another Place

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:20:03 +0000

… a Yes vote “respect the decision of the Irish people”, yet the direct opposite is the case. We have been harangued and insulted unremittingly since they lost. Brian Cowen, Micheál Martin, Enda Kenny and (particularly) Gay Mitchell are.... Continue reading »

More thoughts on Lisbon.

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:15:40 +0000

As I said before, there were only slogans from the yes side, yet Enda Kenny seems perplexed why our country rejected every party's advice to vote yes. A thought that occurs to me is that they're thinking so European that they've …... Continue reading »

No Frickin’ Way.

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:04:48 +0000

Shatner. Or James T. Kirk. Yes I know his middle initial stands for Tiberius. Anyway in the words of Enda Kenny, I put it to you, (Taoiseach), now you can put it to William feckin’ Shatner. Dream come true? Yes. Go on, ask him there.... Continue reading »

The hour before midnight (10/6/08)

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:37:00 +0000

At an impressive lineout today of Fine Gael leaders past and present, Enda Kenny heralded what he described as ‘the moment of truth’ for Ireland, expressed confidence that the arguments put forward by the ‘No’ side had been ‘demolished’ …... Continue reading »

Voting Yes

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:34:30 +0000

How odd it was to see Micheál Martin and Enda Kenny go Tango and Cash on Questions and Answers last night. Tango and Cash, as you recall, is the cult 1980s movie about two maverick cops who put aside personal differences to ace the bad …... Continue reading »

Enda Kennys Office Resorts To Misinformation About Popes View on …

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:34:10 +0000

In a series of e mails sent by this site to the office of Enda Kenny the following statement was made by Mr Duffy, perporting to speak on behald of Mr Kenny;. “The situation regarding the unborn in EU law is clear and unambiguous. …... Continue reading »

The Lisbon Treaty

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:15:05 +0000

In a television debate this week on Questions and Answers, leader of Libertas, Declan Ganley, and Sinn Féin MEP, Mary Lou MacDonald, put forward the ‘No’ arguments while Mcheál Martin, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Enda Kenny TD, …... Continue reading »

The Lisbon Treaty: Confusion Rains!!

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:59:36 +0000

Good point, reader, I will say in reply, but Enda Kenny and her minions took off their jackboots many years ago and pass them on to such devout organizations as Youth Defence, Coir, Sinn Fein, and Libertas. …... Continue reading »

ChancerTV: All Your Base Are Belong To Enda

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:59:36 +0000

Their leader is a man called Enda Kenny. He wants you to say yes. His party posted a video of him making a pro-Lisbon speech on their You Tube channel. It’s by turns tragic, hilarious and utterly hypnotic. Our favourite bit is The Big …... Continue reading »

French Media Report Irish Vote

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:37:42 +0000

French media have not really given a lot of attention to the backlash against threatening noises from the French foreign ministry: even the pro-Lisbon Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny, appeared alarmed at the likely consequences of that …... Continue reading »

Thanks, but no thanks

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:21:59 +0000

Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny and the rest of the government have the arrogance to assume that we will vote Yes, simply because they tell us to. They don’t give any coherent explanation. They don’t even try to convince us. …... Continue reading »