That Seemed To Go Well

8:09 pm April 25, 2013 Bodger

Enda Kenny at the Dundalk Institute of Technology this afternoon.

DkIT students turned their backs – doing a ‘Merkel’ – on the taoiseach as a protest about their future prospects.

The rejection drove his inner-eejit temporarily demented.

Not easy for either party truth be told.

Previously: The Loan Arranger

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Gwan The Job Shadow

5:54 pm April 24, 2013 Bodger

Minister of State for Disability and Equality, Kathleen Lynch and Enda Kenny getting punked by Micheal Dunleary, the taoiseach’s ‘Job Shadow for a day’, in government buildings today.

The Job shadow initiative gives people with disabilities a chance to “follow and learn” the job of a government minister/taoiseach for a work day.

Michael got this trick off Phil Hogan.

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

The Loan Arranger

8:24 am April 12, 2013 Bodger

Enda meets Kelly Petit during canvassing for Meath East by-election outside the Bank of Ireland in Ashbourne, Co Meath, on March 25.

Enda, now joined by – then Fine Gael candidate now TD- Helen McEntee, hears Kelly is on her way inside to apply for a mortgage.

“Don’t worry. I’ll go in and put in a good word,” chirrups Enda.

“Could you sort this lady out with a mortgage?” Enda asks the bank’s kind-looking home loans officer.

“Are you sure this is going to work,” asks Kelly quizzically.

“I’m the taoiseach.” Enda exclaims. “I do this for a living.”

Two weeks later…

This morning’s Irish Star.

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

Enda’s Other Job

7:29 am April 10, 2013 Chompsky

From the credits of Game of Thrones.

Breakdown supervisor?

Seems about right.

(Thanks Mike Hurley)

Cleaning Up Leo’s Mess

7:20 am March 28, 2013 Chompsky

Nobody will be forced to give up their job where the cost of childcare exceeds their income in dealing with personal insolvency, the Taoiseach said this morning.

His comments on the issue come after Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said childcare costs would have to be taken into account in insolvency arrangements if the outlay is preventing parents from making mortgage repayments.

Mr Kenny told the Dáil draft guidelines about the conditions for personal insolvency deals with banks would not make any condition about childcare costs being in excess of income.

[...]
Mr Martin called on the Taoiseach to confirm that people who earn less than the cost of their childcare will not be forced to give up their jobs and that the guidelines when finally published will ensure that these draft guidelines will be excluded and will not apply.

“I will so confirm” said the Taoiseach.

Right, so.