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FORMER TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has been diagnosed with cancer but is expected to make a full recovery.
It is understood that Kenny underwent an operation in recent months but is now recuperating.
A spokesperson for the former Mayo TD said Kenny does not wish to comment further on the illness.
Kenny served 42 years in politics, and six of those as Taoiseach, before resigning in 2017.
In recent years, he has taken up the position on the board of the public relations and lobbying firm Heneghan Strategic Communications.
He also fronted an Irish language television series on RTÉ about old Irish railway routes.
Since leaving office, the Mayo TD also formed part of a winning crew with Bear Grylls’ at a charity royal regatta in 2019.
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Cancer is an awful diagnosis for anyone. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
@Olive Whyte: Agreed.
@Olive Whyte: absolutely!!
Get well soon Enda lad.
Best of luck Enda hope you make a speedy recovery.
Im sorry to hear that. Im sure he will make a good recovery. I liked him when he was Taoiseach
I bet he didn’t have to go on any waiting list of his own making.
@Barney r: There’s a time and a place for everything. Cheap shots at Enda now says more about you than about him.
One of the most decent and honest (there’s a word that some here might find hard to grasp) Taoiseach’s in the history of our country. His takedown of the Vatican is something Bertie (more ash on his head than a fireplace) would never have done.
@Dermot Moran: Or that time he took a dig at Donald Trump on Paddy’s Day regarding immigrants.
A great Taoiseach who ensured that Ireland was protected from the consequences of Brexit by ensuring that the EU ptotected the Irish position
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