Pat Kenny gets a bollicking from audience member on The Frontline

[NcholasFlood]

Does any one know the man's name?

[hiline2009]

why can`t we have more people like this man who is ready to speak the truth? is he to be a once off?

yes, a national hero because he was brave- that is how scarce and rare such a hero is in the Ireland of today- now, that is some thought for the day

[MrIrishBilly]

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I've seen drunken homeless people on the streets of Dublin who'd make better talk show hosts than Pat the plank. We could hold a competition like x factor to replace him with someone better who'd work for a tenth of the wages and they'd think themselves as lucky to get it.

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[92LiamO]

to think that this miserable land grabbing,cunt of a whore is paid more than the president of the usa,it just makes me want to scream out "THATS INJUSTICE!!!"

[youngfeniansofeire]

death everysingle one of  those thugs !

[BongosReligiousWar]

there all overpaid glib pricks

[vilamor007]

fuck you kenny you snob,greedy bollox full of shite,all u assholes are overpaid dick heads,u land hungry prick

[theciaram1]

:L ooohh hes real sweaty :L eewww but hes right

[TheSeanpatrickobrien]

pat kenny is cool

[irelandbacktoirish]

get rid of the old faces of rte and political parties and inject some youth into them ,we need outside help as far as im concernd on how to air a decent programme and we need a new peoples party that breaks away from the trends of other political parties in this country and introduces radical change throughout this country ,and when i say radical i mean radical .

[LibertyEd]

So when you go to the polls, you know who not to vote for? None, from the 4 shit parties, F.F. F.G. Lab, The Greens, wanker's, waster's, and servants of the Banker;s and not off the people.....

[eircamae86]

How many people have to post the same video,

[ARTYeee]

RTÉ Consumer-mas announcement:

Now that we have you glued to the idiotbox on Consumer-mas day. We here at Artyeee will jump at the chance to push our multicultural agenda and evil nazi type movies into your dumbed down pea-brains

Perfect traditional Consumer-mas viewing will feature, as always, our neverending showing of- the evil nazis, concentration camps(so festive) and The Secret of Kells,(the secret being blacks and arabs had always lived here).In fact they're the real Irish!!!

[donnyab]

Hanafin get that fucking bitch out she is an incompetent fucking asshole - FF lice

[Smdylan]

"I think that we as politicians and journalists have a voice and its being heard" isnt that problem though :) how can she its a difficult time for everyone when its not for them, cut pat kennys and that bitches money and they'll quickly be whistling a different tune, i love how they try to empathise with us when they clearly cant

[opencurtin]

Pat needs a gun and just shoot people he doesn't like now that would be TV.

[edmondopowell]

70 years dole in 1 year. my god he can really link to what half of us are facing.

[SuperKaz333]

he was dead right i'd give him my vote

[UrharRar]

the gay fellah has a point

[manusdeburca]

can you imagine sitting yer man! scary!

[AxaPolicy50007837]

DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE ELSE PAT !

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[man12302061]

fair play to that guy for speaking the truth kenny go do a deacent days work you waster u and fat puss ryan and the scab turbrity

[zeppirl]

my hero of 09

[zzzjjje]

This guy is a dickhead !!

[mickser101]

There should be a massive clearout in RTE getting rid of the mediocre overpaid pontificating talentless wankers they have like Kenny, Fatpuss Ryan, Tubridy, Duffy and Finucane all of which make more money than the president of the U.S, it's wrong

[andybpiano]

@mickser101 I'm sorry but those guys definitely do not make more money that our president. He may not get a big salary, but he *lives absolutely free* while in office. In addition, all presidents, once they leave office, get a pension plan of ~$200,000 *a year* PLUS support staff, office space, and travel funds for the *rest of their lives*. Also, we don't pay those crazy TV license fees, but over here anyone on national television gets a salary of MILLONS of dollars (Bill O Reilly gets $10M).

[RicNatureboyFlair]

@andybpiano ive been trying to point it out to people too... Obama is sorted for life for fucking over the worlds economy with his failed stimulus package

[RicNatureboyFlair]

@mickser101 Joe Duffy is a hero... other than that though i agree... and as for tobama after all of the fringe benefits bieleve me he shits all over pats 600k a year

[andybdub]

i love this guy. My new super bestest friend!!!!!

[39Auldkellier]

That fella should be made a national hero, who was hanafin refering to when she said "we're all in this together" oviously she was refering to her scumbag colleages in the dail and the shits in journalism because the general public are'nt on the gravy train..whata fucking scurilious cunt she is!!

[68lemons]

We need more mad basterds like this poor guy to put these overpaid over rated pricks in their place.We,ve all sick of the same ole shit out of them.He,d great courage to do that ,great crack all together.

[brendinoglackino]

pat kenny is a plank.what does he get paid all that money for anyway ,it would save rte alot of money and they get more ratings if he was fired and they just left that chair he was sitting on there,im telling ya the chair has way more personality

[freedomssons]

No doubt, Mary Hanfin wlll burn in hell if there s one the hypocritical racist bully.

[loves2shaft]

oh so removed my comment huh? you facishist cunt. i hope kenny shafts ur asshole in ur sleep faggot connundrum

[MooseTachee]

its soo funny the way pats sayin thanks and the cameras focusing on him but the guy still keeps on freaking out lol

[messi19ire]

the leaders of 16 would turn in their graves if they see how the country is run

[MsTiny72]

Who said these over paid gobshites were worth all that money??

Gerry Ryan, sounds like he is eating his own face when he speaks,

Turbrity, a Jay Lenny wannabe, but with out the personality,

Pat Kenny, its more excitting to watch paint dry, and sound so smug when he is talking to the audience, I'm not surprised the guy in the audience went nuts!!!!

This is what we all pay our TV Licence for?????

and if you dont they put you in jail!!

[clarebannerman]

And the "Hen" ---"Henafin with her patronising remarks & she also crippling the country with her salary & expenses not forgetting her little teaching perk. When will the revolution start ! Shay Guevara where are you when we need you ☺

[slantyrock]

yeah she's a right fucking cunt, we need to round them all up, the t.d.'s the elite of rte and sort the cunts out. theres people breaking their bollocks working for peanuts while these bastards ponce around and make crappy programes about how fucking poor we all are. IRONIC!?!?!?!

[leeperryismerry]

Che*

[boot101]

I'm no fan of Kenny but this is clearly a Union plant - trying to regain lost ground after that clown Jack O'Connor made a fool of himself on the show last week!

[Liamski06]

Sack Pat and let RTcrapE create 10 jobs to replace him. Pat "10 Jobs" Kenny has absolutely no argument against this poor guy. How dare you insult him at the end there? You gobshite. "In it together", Minister? Some are further in the shite than you, dear hypocritical Minister. Fair play to you, man. Keep shouting at these outrageous salaries. Skinny runt Tubridy? Don't get me started with that bit of intellectual fluff. what a dickhead.

[TroyDouglas917]

You're right about Tubridy. I saw him in Grafton street a few weeks ago sticking a microphone under people's noses in the crowd and asking them: "Why aren't you working?" We could ask YOU the same question, Ryan!

[crosspatterdale]

thanks for posting!

[gregdochious]

kenny is the biggest cunt ever, the definition of an rte swarmy yes man, no charisma, no shame. hanafin what a cunt too.

[IrishTHFCfan]

lol fair play to this lad ..but im wondering where security was ? very amateur

[MrWaterboi]

aaaaaaahahahah, it would have been better if he went up to the stage and tried to voilate him...

[TheBroc1]

People should complain about Kenny's treatment of an individual who has an obvious illness, can't believe he made a joke of his views as a parting shot AND above all else never vote for these Fianna Fáil Fuckers ever again... Hanafin's smug little head makes my blood boil

[Mattew1999]

To be sure to be sure it's "bollocking" and derda fucking derda.

[derrygowley]

imagine 20 years waiting, wish he'd confront that slimy Tubrity instead

[limerickyouralady]

Fair play to this guy... Some of you might say he's crazy, well would you blame him with the way this country & government is riding us all bareback and putting so many people and familes into poverty barely scraping to make a living and you have the likes of Pat Kenny and the rest raking it in...Its fair sickening.

[nicdhim]

PWNED! :D

[Kennyballssssss]

Hes not doing his health any good getting so worked up to be fair.........lots of really pissed off people in Ireland at the minute....i'd give it another couple of months and you will see riots on the streets of Ireland.

[TroyDouglas917]

Yep, Kenny will be the first up against the wall when the coming revolution happens. There's only so much Joe Public can take and he's getting crapped on from a great height by the Irish government and their rich cronies.

[steveflynn007]

i agree wit you totally, love2shaft is a fuckin idiot

[TroyDouglas917]

Well said, my friend.

[loves2shaft]

who u callin a fuckin idiot , with a name like steve flynn you are clearly retarded my friend.

[steveflynn007]

hit a nerve did i?? lol ill feel sorry for sad little losers like you who waste their life on the internet tryin to start fights with other people. good luck :)

[Sandwolf666]

how does a name suggest someone is retared considering your last name is predtermended by your families history(as in their last name) and you first name is usually picked well before your born(and in some cases before your concieved).

Moron

[mickser101]

Nepotism absolutely rules the roost in Ireland Rte and the Dail just examples and Pat and the other cronies their will get their retard friends in for easy jobs with big money

[TroyDouglas917]

Glad you agree mickser, unlike that toerag loves2shaft, FUCK HIM, I say!

[Emerald1234S]

Oh my god, I saw this guy on grafton street during the protests last friday shoutin his head off about the economy. I thought then and now that he seems crazy but he made some good points

[TroyDouglas917]

Kenny must have been shitting in his pants looking into this madman's eyes. I bet RTE can't afford security with the cutbacks, he he. The obscene thing is, not only is Kenny on ludicrous wages, he'll make damn sure he gets his kids into RTE so they get it too. RTE, like Dail Eireann, is rotten to the core with nepotism.

[loves2shaft]

who the fuck asked you for your opinion, uneducated fool, what kenny earns is his own business. your comment stinks of jelousy . your just bitter at the world coz you clearly dont earn any money like the rest of us. Would you turn down kenny's salary? didnt think so huh.your a damn fool troydouglas. If you could secure a good future for your kids(if you werent a middle aged virgin living in a rented flat) would you ?

[TroyDouglas917]

loves2shaft IS Pat Kenny! LOL Who asked my opinion? Nobody, but I believe in freedom of speech unlike you, so I'm free to give it. That must really piss you off, your elitist, narrow-minded idiot. Go kill yourself and do us all a favour.

[TroyDouglas917]

And what Pat Kenny earns IS our business as it's paid for by US. Clearly you don't mind that he gets paid more than the U.S. President in the middle of the worst recession to come down the pike in decades RETARD!

[davebest2001]

That guy had some good arguments but he appeared as if he wasn't all there. It would have been more effective if he had cut the rant short after a minute

[mickeyh1961]

Pat Kenny & most of the top Brass in RTE are over rated & certainly overpaid, be it Gerry Ryan, Marion Finnucan, Joe Duffy, or any of the mouth pieces who have been there for "Far too long". & when you think its US tax payers who pay their extravagant wage to listen to this West Brit Dublin 4 crap, thankfully I can turn off to some decent channel. Well said to that guy who told Kenny a few home truths.

[chakiely]

fair play to ya boy

[searonxsisters]

wat da fuck dat loony is crazy

[finpank]

kenny is a bit of an eejit anyway. good enough for him.

[heheusofuni]

stuff for him pat earns WAY to much mkney then hes complain about cut !

[Whyisthisthat]

where's the bloody security?

[okeeft01]

He said on the radio that two security men accompanied him out of the studio and building and they said 'fair play to you'. And given the technicians placed the man in shot and didn't cut off his Mic (even after three minutes), maybe a few more people at RTE think the €630k salary is a disgrace in the present climate.

[tonyjaa5000]

the social welfare pays for drugs for the junkies, gives houses to non irish, and i cant even get full social welfare and i am 100% irish and a hard worker.

[ColmIncendinall]

Agreed, i spent 3 months trying to get the dole for the first time ever, I've always worked hard, and I managed a scabby 79 euro a week? While the polish walk in and get full social welfare with ease, possibly from multiple offices too. FUCK THIS COUNTRY.

[henzoni]

Welcome to Ireland in the 21st century...those polish your slagging off according to our government alongside other foreign nationals put 5 billion into the economy in the last 5 years..Tom Parlon from the CIF reckons they were paying 17.500 in tax a year...I DON'T THINK SO...... i worked on sites on the top rate of tax and i was... but these cunts were working for 10 euro an hour or less so the doesn't work out Tom Parlon is only a right wing fascist anyway..glad ur waking up to what happening

[loves2shaft]

shut the fuck up you tard....

[henzoni]

only problem i have with the Gardai going on strike is they won't be around to beat the living shit out of windowlickers like you loves2shaft....no wonder our country is fucked if this is your informed contribution to the debate...

[garrethdavis]

fair fucks to him

[okeeft01]

When it takes the entire population of Castlebar to pay for Pat's annual salary (10,000 people = 4000 households at €160 per household) and the country is facing meltdown, I would have thought that €200-300k was a more appropriate reward for someone of Pat Kenny's very great broadcasting talent. I'm sure he does work hard and his programme presentation is the tip of the iceberg but 2-3 times the Taoiseach's salary?

[locusmortis]

Castlebar is a shithole. I'd rather have to watch Flat Kenny on the tv than spend a day in Castlebar.

[meath4life]

i thaught castlebar was big. god even bettystown is far bigger than that shithole

[bmanleys]

Shame on you audience for applauding Kenny after this.

[Nollog]

@bmanleys But you just have to obey the flashing red sign saying "applause"!

[xardoxify]

People on the the dole have buy TV license at €160 so Kenny can get paid €600K and now they want to cut the dole?

FFS, this country needs changing fast!

[b00ndic00t]

serves the pox right, shame him for what he is, a greedy, mediocre presenter, one of those snakes who circle the feet of the golden circle, these so called elite should be brought down my any and I MEAN any means REVOLUTION!!!! REVOLUTION!!!VIVA REVOLUTION

[falloncj]

RTE should have stepped in and kicked this guy out after 10 seconds. Pat Kenny makes 600K a year for being a top moraliser*. He doesn't work an 11 hour week, he might broadcast for that long, but preparation for shows takes hours. Granted 600k is excessive compared with TV3 though, but it's not like with like in ratings terms (The Apprentice is a temporary boost for TV3).

[okeeft01]

Agreed, he should have been stopped. He certainly didn't deserve 3-4 minutes in a discussion that was affecting 1m on social welfare/in the public sector but it shouldn't be for Pat to 100% nominate who should speak in advance and the man was expressing a valid view. Pat took a 33% cut but he still gets 2-3 times Mr Cowen. And the Irish TV market is tiny - 1/15th the UK's (which broadcasts worldwide).

[rjephson]

thank u for ur point on preparation

[okeeft01]

Well when Pat earns 630k from RTE when his counterparts in TV3 earn 1/10th (and get similar ratings to Frontline with the Irish version of The Apprentice) and where Jeremy Paxman gets 1.2m in a TV market 40 times the size of Ireland, then maybe the man has a point though it would have been more effective if he stopped and stayed silent for a response after he made his initial contribution. Pat has 37 years experience and is a talented/educated/informed interviewer but 630k?

[Fubs]

Holy shit. I was in town on friday and this guy was at the top of grafton standing on an electrical box ranting about how he was the bastard son of mary harney and one of the bankers. Not messin, have a video on my phone but shite quality. He got a decent crowd though

[fuzzleredmenn]

"We all have a voice...thats being heard"

"Were in it together" "A fair and just society"

Have you ever heard such bollocks? Kenny is a smug slimy prick alright, but that woman makes my skin crawl. If we are all in it together why doesnt she take a pay cut?

[lankyFool]

Kenny is insufferable and always has been. He's a tragic symptom of the fact that a certain type of slimy self-interested mediocrity has a tendency to rise to the top in Ireland.

[Cocoshunt]

Brilliant, I despise Pat Kenny with a passion. Pity he did lose the plot, though I probably would have done the same thing with the overwhelming rage that would would built up, having to look and talk at Pat Kenny at the same time

[shamrock1507]

Pity he lost the plot,,,i'm thinking very low security for a live show like this??????!!!!!!!

[labeaker]

hes not alone, there is no work in construction at the moment, he has every right to be mad ,he just said what thousands of people are thinking,

[EmmaSynnott]

your man was right, just went a bit nuts over it cos he was a bit passionate!

kennys a fool, rte folk on 800k + and yet tv3 folk can live on 45k a yr....

i agree completely with keanetastico, patronize us about being on the dole and cutting it and yet they take the piss with expenses and ridiculous non justified salaries. the irish government dont deserve to be in control of a country and rte should take a long look at themselves with the salaries they pay when they 'struggle' in this climate.

[12Briano12]

Niall, that guy never used any language like the type you used her, and as far as I could see he was telling the truth, the only problem is he lost the plot at the end which ruined a very good point.

[madblaa]

Me man was dead right, pity he lost the plot!

[Keanetastico]

The mad guy was right- is Pat Kenny worth 900,000 euros? Get ready to take more of this Kenny in the months to come.

[T1mmi]

lol

[nialltwomey]

that guy shouting is fucking nob

pat kenny is the best political mind in this country

think that guy will be paying visit to national mental hospital

[Keanetastico]

maybe he is mad because he lost his job, could no longer pay his mortgage and support his family and is then patronized by Kenny and Hanfin about being on the dole and how its time to cut it, and then Hanfin had the cheek to say on that programme that there were plenty of jobs in the country when almost half aa million people are unemployed!

[seesnap]

sound is v bad

[BorrisDavid]

Unreal so it was! Yir' man probably had a point. I was alerted to the incident so others will know if it was justified or taken out of context etc. Awesome telly yet again brought to us by RTE & Mr.Kenny! Not worth the E600k or E900k or whatever he is on though. A bout of fisticuffs would have gone someway towards that. Still livened up yet another boring political discussion that makes points, goes around in circles but ultimately changes nothing. Bit like the Get Up, Stand Up Marches Friday.

[jimk140]

What was it over?

[wyoming99]

a valid point lost in pure madness!!

[Ita13]

Well said Wyoming99! He was doing well, and then the old red mist descended....something tells me his voice fading away was more to do with security than a mic being turned down.... : )

[Girvanator]

Fergal Hunter is a cunt!

[12torso12]

Fergal Hunter is a cunt