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Bedlam at Enda Kenny’s Leitrim Meeting

Alexia — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:29:23 +0000

Extraordinary video footage from Enda Kenny’s meeting in Leitrim this evening by Newstalk journalist and national treasure Paraic Gallagher.

Video 1 – Video 2 – Video 3 – Video 4

Update

You can watch back the official Fine Gael Ustream video feed here. The sound is a bit scratchy and very low, but nice to see them starting to do more live video.

Update 2

RTE have Youtubed another video on the heckling. The heckler is named Bobby by unidentified handlers trying to shut him up.

Update 3
Boooo! Hoaxarama by Cllr Terry Ghusto. Beardy hecklers around the country are hurting.

Kenny points Ireland in the right direction

Alexia — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:40:26 +0000

I hate to poke my fingers in the eternal wound of Dublin media vs people who eat their dinner in the middle of the day. But I do love this picture. Via Enda Kenny on Twitter.

Joe Donnelly and Enda’s Dream on Newstalk

Alexia Golez — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:25:46 +0000

Last Thursday, in case you missed it, Joe Donnelly was on Tom Dunne’s Newstalk show talking about how he interviewed Enda Kenny just before the last general election. He dubbed the piece ‘Enda’s Dream’ – it’s full of L-M-A-O goodness.

Full credit to Joe for sharing it. Reproducing it here as Newstalk have yet to as a separate download and I don’t want it to get lost. Enjoy! (If you are reading this in a feed reader, open the post in a browser to see the audio embed)

Picture courtesy of finegael.ie and audio from Newstalk

Statement by Enda Kenny on George Lee

Alexia Golez — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:31:35 +0000

Fine Gael National Press Office
Press Statement by Enda Kenny TD
Leader

Monday 8th February 2010

“I’m greatly saddened by George Lee’s decision to resign from Fine Gael and politics just eight months into his new Dáil career.

“In July I appointed George to Chair the Parliamentary Party’s Economic and Business Affairs Committee which all members of the Party could attend, and which was designed to act as a core group in developing Fine Gael economic policy for the next General Election. During a period of great political uncertainty when a General Election seemed imminent George played a very important role in Chairing our Business and Economic Forums around the country before Christmas. These played an integral part in planning our pre-Budget submission. George, along with our other economic Spokesmen, planned and presented that Fine Gael position to the media at Budget time. I had anticipated a very important role for George in the coming period with Fine Gael after a time of settling into a new career in politics.

“As part of our economic team George was due to attend the OECD later this week together with a senior Fine Gael delegation. Regrettably that, and other developments, will not now happen after George’s decision today.

While I regret his decision I would like, on a personal level, to wish George and his family well in the future.”

Ends

Enda Kenny Flubbing It on Water Charges

Alexia Golez — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:59:51 +0000

Kenny was on Newstalk’s Breakfast with Claire and Ivan and got sucker punched on the issue of water charges.

Kenny was on a roll talking up Fine Gael’s successive opinion poll numbers until he was asked by a listener if he was in favour of water charges. After falling over his words, Kenny admitted that Fine Gael hasn’t a position on the reintroduction of water charges yet.

The water charges chatter comes about five minutes into this snippet from the show.

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