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ENDA KENNY HAS said there will be no statues erected in his glory as he faced further questions about his ‘Army around the ATMs’ story in the Dáil today.
Kenny has been under pressure for nearly a fortnight over a claim that the Central Bank governor Patrick Honohan warned him during the financial crisis that it might be necessary to deploy the army around banks and ATMs.
Last month, Kenny made the claim to attendees at a Fine Gael fundraiser, in the Dáil and to an audience of European leaders in Madrid. However, he admitted last week there was no specific briefing from Honohan.
At Leaders’ Questions today, Sinn Féín finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty said Kenny had claimed that it was Honohan’s estimation that the country had 48 hours before capital controls on banks would have to be implemented.
“You’ve given the impression that somehow, within 48 hours, you thwarted disaster and you saved us all from the catastrophe,” Doherty said.
Now Taoiseach, before we start erecting statues in your glory, can you finally clarify matters?
But responding to Doherty, Kenny said there would not be any statues erected in his glory, insisting:
There will be no statues to my glory or otherwise. If that’s where your interest lies, then don’t talk to me please.
Kenny said that “people were openly questioning whether the currency would survive in its current form”. He said it would have been “grossly irresponsible and negligent” to have not formulated plans.
I make no apology for putting in place contingency plans to deal with the possibility of a total collapse of the euro currency.
He said it was not appropriate to supply the detail of that work, but said the gardaí and the Defence Forces would have been fully mobilised if needed.
However, Doherty was not satisfied, insisting it was important that Kenny clarify if Honohan had given him a specific warning.
TheJournal Politics / TwitterDoherty: Were we within 48 hours of seeing the break-up of the euro? #dail
— TheJournal Politics (@TJ_Politics) November 3, 2015
“Did the governor of the Central Bank, Patrick Honohan, walk into your office, as you claim, on a Wednesday and say: ‘We need to deploy the army on Friday,’” the Sinn Féin TD asked again.
Did he say to you that he believed that the euro was about to break up or was this a fantasy of Enda Kenny’s? Was there a dose of reality in these conversations?
In his response, Kenny did not directly address these questions from Doherty or comment on suggestions that he may have misled the Dáil when he made the claims.
As the Taoiseach concluded his answer, Doherty shouted across the chamber:
You were spoofing. Honohan never said this to you. You’ve misled the Dáil.
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There would be a better chance of getting an honest answer from the statue.
more likely to get an intelligent response from a statue
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie come on now did you come down in the last shower or what? I get the point you are trying to make but come on be realistic… Hitler, Lenin, Mao, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong… probably have had more statues and monuments to their names than anyone and its not because of honestly , veracity , sincerity and creditability.
Jax – I did preface my remarks by the word – ‘Normally’ – Monuments to the other Characters were put up by their own – they daren’t , in this example of a Lula !!!
Isn’t it, just amazing how well he can predict the future.
shinners tacking the big issues yet again … jesus wept
OMG Jax Godwin’s law !!
Jax – I notice that the Hugh O’Connell Official Censorship Board , removed my original remarks – where I was seen to constructively remark that An Taoiseach couldn’t have said a truer word , that The Citizens of Ireland wouldn’t wish to have a Monument up to Edna ???
Strange , that when Edna says something entirely truthful and I compliment him – that the Editor – Hugh considers that he should remove it – yet there was no criticism coming from Hugh , when Edna was spouting a major Porkie Pie at a European Conference last week ???
Hugh , I think that you’d better get your bias towards FG sorted out in your head , or all you will fit for, is a job in The Endapendent / DO’B Group .
WOULD THE STATUE BE IN DRAG…….
Would the statue be on all fours?
Fine gael not answering questions because they dont have the intelligence to
And the statue just night move !
Thomas the tool rides again.
Hi Eddie, Must say find it very strange that your comment was removed! it was a fairly innocent opinionated comment to be fair wouldn’t imagine there could be any legal ramifications with it. Any comment from the journal as to why it was removed?
“Kenny did not directly address the questions from Doherty”..Has he ever ,ever ..answered a question?
“There will be no statues to my glory or otherwise. If that’s where your interest lies, then don’t talk to me please.” Hahaha – me thinks he wants all the opposition politicians to stop talking to him, he’s unable to answer any questions without his spin doctors to prompt him. Don’t worry Kenny – the ordinary people in this country will never want to hear another word out of your mouth after the next election, and with a bit of luck the good people of Mayo wont repeat the mistake they made 5 years ago.
Enda says there will be no statues erected in his glory , that’s right enda because Lego have said that they may be a shortage of bricks at Christmas and Disney have said their is only one mickey mouse so looks like your out of luck.
Enda…you’ve never in your pitiful political existence uttered a truer statement. Why in God’s name would we erect a statue to a gob$h1te like you? The minute you’re ejected by the Irish people, we’ll be trying to forget you.
A statue? You are having a laugh! Maybe he means a public convenience? Both are full of sh*t !
Kenny’s a liar and a disgrace to the office he holds.
Prefabs erected in Ballymun and manufactured by a company controlled by Dennis O’Brien will be built in his honour.
I think a statue of Enda would be a great addition to the city. I mean, there’s a complete shortage of public urinals.
what a muppet
Muppet sums up Kenny nicely
Dane tyghe has a statue of enda in his garden
That statement of his re the army was a veiled threat. Kenny repeating it in Madrid, was giving reassurance to the EU oligarchy that he has no problem putting the army on the streets of Ireland if it’s in the EU’s interests.
That’s what it looks like.
Why the FG party are silent on the idiocy of their fuhrer is very telling.
“Grossly irresponsible and negligent to not have formulated plans”. We’ll ye done a fantastic job of setting up irish water, no minutes of meetings, costings through the roof…..!
Head on a spike would be more appropriate.
He added he had no objection to a statue of a man holding 2 pints surrounded by soldiers at an ATM.
Don’t forget the homeless man on the park bench.
To be honest I think he mistook the canal for Merrion Square and it was actually Paddy Kavanagh he was talking to.
A 5ft penis statue with ginger pubes. limp of course.
A giant snake maybe. Cold blooded and spineless. Perfect for dear Enda.
The Liar near the Spire?
We’d have to call it “the Walter mitty taoiseach”.
Dildo
Rosie, a dildo is some use. Maybe it was Kenny’s nose you were thinking of, that would be the required length with all the lies told.
Any chance Journal find out about this little nugget that just appear on Twitter 6 minutes ago please?
Enda apologises to @GerryAdamsSF for saying he was in America fundraising and not available to take leaders questions #dail
Interesting. gerry was there a few years ago at the height of the Cahill affair and was unavailable too. Empty Dail seat for close to 3 weeks. 550 dollars a plate for the friends of SF dinner. Wonder how much Enda is charging at the friends of FG dinner?
Update From Twitter
he said Gerry and Mary Lou were in the States fundraising Instead of being at LQ’s – Gerry comes in and Enda had to apologise
#GisajobJournal
Gerry Adams now speaking to Enda kenny in the Dáil , LOL
Live on Dáil Éireann
Poor ole Enda isn`t having a great day……
The Maria Cahill story only broke late last year O’Sullivan – not a few years ago.
Ends could do tommy cooper well at that dinner “not like that” like that”
He says that but whats the bet he’s held “secret” meetings about the 60 foot statue of Enda holding two pints on the forecourt of Leinster House should he be re-elected.
What a guy.
Should make a new brand of balaclava in his name
Rob from the poor & never get prosecuted
A statue of Enda would be knocked down faster than they could build it!
I’d quite like to see a statue of him nailed to a cross somewhere, in keeping with the other 50k we have around the country.
I’d rather see him actually nailed to cross, than a statue of him.
Enda’s (non-)answer to Martin was an absolute classic Tweedledum
He got on his hght horse to say that it would be inappropraite to talk about any measures that might have been discussed – and he had no intention of discussing them here.
There’s just one tiny little problem ( aka MAJOR Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
If is it is so inappropriate to talk about it in the Dail in answer to a question, why was it not inappropriate to talk about it to a European audience and in various venues in Ireland?
The man’s completely gutless.
He made it up, but won’t take responsibility for that.
“The dog ate my honesty” – sort of story
Have the statue like a fortune teller machine except you put in an undisclosed sum and it allows you to get a golden handshake, If you press the shinner button he cracks his knuckles.
Dunno..sure Dane/Thomas/Kenneth/ etc could use their Lego…
At last he gets something right.
It’s bad enough journalists crowding their writings with repetitive Twitter comments from others (which often take up more space than the article) but now we are getting a flood of animated GIFs to accompany them.
Do we really need to see Pearse Doherty eternally stabbing his pen in the air and Enda Kenny eternally swaying back and forth as in this article?
You’d get sea-sick looking a Kenny swaying over and back.
yes enda we will erect a statue made of snow, where a past cannot regain, and a present that will destroy you.
There’s more life , and intelligence in a statue than in him.
Well I think Hugh really doesn’t like Enda. Sure in this case he merely replied to the question!
Exactly, this is utter shyte. If someone said ‘do you think you’re God’ and he said no, then the journal would publish an article (of course using first name only) titled ‘Enda says he’s not God.’ It’s crap and boring at this stage.
“Sure in this case he merely replied to the question!”
He didn’t reply (as in “answer). He responded. His response did not answer the question.
His response was that it would be inappropriate to say anything about what might have been discussed.
His response was an assault on the intelligence of even dim-witted people.
Ok I’ll give myself a red thumb for that!
I know as it would be offensive to erect a statue of a giant pr1ck
Some truth at last
Enda should not be in Goverment he should be in a home for the bewildered with all the spew coming out of his mouth. He is a excuse for a man nevef mind a Taiseach.
Maybe a statue of Forrest Gump
Maybe something will get an erection in Enda’s honour
A a statue would have a better personality than that clown.
Why would they put up a statue for an idiot
Yes we couldn’t have another dummy in Dail Eireann
Spooofer again..
The sooner the storyteller is gone the better
Statue? The best Enda can hope for is to be buried in secrecy so his grave doesn’t get violated.
I have an enda statue in my back garden. The dog uses it as a practice pole.
It’s not often that the behaviour of an Irish person makes me ashamed to be Irish, but the actions of the so called “leader” of this country has managed this far too often
Now you know why Fine Gael have NEVER,EVER been re-elected by us, the Irish people. Not ONCE in the entire history of Fine Gael ( 90 Years ) have we been stupid enough to let them have a second go at mauling us.
I’m convinced this time will be the same. It’s a credit to us that they were ever only elected as a protest.
He’s dead right there Ted
I’m trying to think which muppet character would be best for his statue
It could solve, the seagull problem?
The only statue erected will be of a kn*b it would be a fitting imitation
A “Bust” would maybe be appropriate.
What a conceited Bastward
You never know. The Russians might invade and he could become the new Michael Collins.
Is there not a statue to him in the middle of o’connell st. The nail of Ireland.
At least this time he’s telling the truth!
What other stories about banks did the man from Castlebar tell in Europe?
The only thing erected should be his gravestone ….
doherty got completely owned
@Dane Tyghe:-Ah jaysus don’t tell me redacted bought him as well…:)
He should have rolled with the question.
Thanked Madame Doherty profusely for the suggestion that a statue in his honor might be in order, but that he didn’t stand for such things… And thrown in that in his view such a statue wouldn’t be a financially prudent use of public money, not that Doherty could be expected to know about or have considered such things.
Mr Kenny is correct in his assertion. If anyone was ever deranged enough to erect such a thing it would not survive long.
Splutt..er!Splutt…er!! ##** A Statue… Your Having A Laugh!!
Is that because he already has dozens of miniature models of himself on sale in Adult shops the world over?
What Glory???
Because no one wants one
Ah there will! There will! Over his grave when he pops his clogs and the sooner the better!
So Enda does’nt want statues to himself,now he tells me !!!!!! He is obviously still in Walter Mitty mode,Good job he squashed any attempts by the citizenship of Ireland to lose the run of themselves by erecting a national ‘bust’ of himself up in the clouds of a high mountain peak !!!!
This guy is a proven liar… why should we believe anything he says in the future ?
Some sketches for the statue: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/18/21/29BFEF0A00000578-0-image-a-1_1434659623928.jpg
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