1029 Fine Gael has ‘vehemently denied’ suggestions that it tried to censor an interview with party leader Enda Kenny on Newstalk Radio.
The interview, which was recorded yesterday and broadcast this morning, did not deal with Mr Kenny’s teacher’s pension.
Newstalk said this morning that Mr Kenny only agreed to the interview on the condition that there would be no questions on this issue.
In response, Fianna Fáil’s John Curran accused Fine Gael of censorship, saying it was on top of Mr Kenny’s refusal to answer any other questions from the media yesterday.
A Fine Gael spokesperson denied this, saying the pension issue had been dealt with in Mr Kenny’s speech, and in that context it was decided – and agreed by Newstalk – to conduct the interview on the basis originally agreed.
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