Charlie Haughey Kenny Live 1994 KILLIANM2 VIDEO ARCHIVE 

Thanks for uploading - very interesting. Infuriating to a large degree to hear Haughey going on about "standards of propriety, especially for Ministers"..given what we know about him now. For the latter end of his political career he was literally being bankrolled week to week by rich businessmen and associates. What in a broader sense is more infuriating is that Haughey could have been our best ever leader, he had the inteligence, the vision, experience and the toughness. He chose at some point to go down the route of his lifestyle and corruption - while at the same time being a very effective politician. Gary Murphy's biography of him, while a tad soft given it was written with family approval, is a good read and makes one wonder what he could have done.

Thank you so much for uploading this interview. I recall watching this live at the time back in 1994. PK still going strong👍

Really interesting this. There’s almost no interviews of him on here.

12:47 "we had a fairly biggish house" - even haughey had to smile at that one

This was during the period between his resignation and the McCracken tribunal when Haughey was fancied (and fancied himself) as an elder statesman, with his eye on the presidency.

Pat Kenny is still going strong at 75, fair play to him.

I have been looking for this - v interesting post - thanks!

"...the sulphur of scandal clung to him" 😅 oh the irony

A fascinating interview.

Its amazing how quickly political turmoil is forgotten but is dressed by media the time as the most extraordinary ever. Almost nobody remembers the crisis of 1994, described at the biggest in our lifetime by Pat Kenny

Michael O'Sullivan wouldn't be your typical Irish man. When Lemass became 'Prime Minister'. Taoiseach is the word you're looking for Michael.

Haughey is just wonderful here urbane and articulate...a side of him that was never stressed enough in all the postmortems...

When it comes to Haughey and money, one of the most spectacular episodes was actually yet to happen, even when this interview after retirement was aired. He went on to sell Abbeyville his home for 45 million Pounds. That must be about 100 million euro today. Today it lies idle having sold for 5 million some years ago.

At 11:00 Pat Kenny is basically saying ‘he wasn’t corrupt like you, Charlie’

I wish RTE had every Saturday Live programme up in full.

A fascinating figure from nothing to a millionaire whatever way you look at it. Yes he was grotesquely crooked but how he navigated politically was amazing especially after the arms running. He deceived everyone, zero loyalty and calculated everything out. Then there was charm and intelligence to eventually him admitting everything he denied.

Could have been a great man.Flaws were too great

Let nothing erase the fact that Charlie was a selfish cheating embezzler

Sean Lemass was Ireland's greatest Taoiseach. Even though he was an elder statesman, he knew Ireland has to modernise. He gave us Ireland's first national television service. He abolished a lot of the stupid and outdated censorship of books and films. He tried to have a fair relationship with Northern Ireland. A truly great man. Shame his son in law didn't have the same principles.

he loved the new seekers song...beg steal or borrow

Could have been a great man

The last Irish leader with balls. RIP 🙏

Great politician who had awful flaws personally.. two sides of a coin.. good on the one side and unfortunately awful on the other one.

Gangster

Clip's aged badly I see.

The Irish looked at Haughey and simply saw themselves. He encouraged a forever war against 'Da Brits' which has failed them.

Corrupt Mr Haughy that's all one remember

The O.G. Original Gangster When he called Bertie Ahern The most Devious most Cunning of them all He knew what he was talking about. CJ was the Teacher and Bertie was his student. He learnt from the OG